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have a foible for sth
She has a foible for collecting antique teapots.
她有个小怪癖，喜欢收集古董茶壶。
剑身弱部
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
剑身弱部
the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
She has a foible for collecting antique teapots.
她有个小怪癖，喜欢收集古董茶壶。
剑术用语
怪癖、特质、弱点或习气；一种有点奇怪或愚蠢的异常习惯。
A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
性格上的弱点或缺陷
A weakness or failing of character.
剑身中部至剑尖的部分,较剑根弱
Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte.
In fencing, the foible is the upper part of the blade, which is lighter and weaker.
在击剑中，剑刃的弱部是靠近剑尖的上半部分，更轻也更脆弱。
The fencer flicked the foible of his blade to slap the opponent's wrist.
击剑者轻轻甩动剑刃的弱部，拍打对手的手腕。
If you hit the foible with too much force, the sword may bend.
如果你用太大力气敲击剑刃的弱部，剑可能会弯曲。
She has a foible for collecting antique teapots.
她有个小怪癖，喜欢收集古董茶壶。
此结构常用来描述某人的特定弱点。
One foible of his is biting his nails when nervous.
他的一个小缺点是紧张时会咬指甲。
此结构强调某人的习惯性小缺点。
It is his foible to interrupt others during conversations.
他有个毛病，就是喜欢在别人说话时插嘴。
Not this
He is foible.
Use this
He has a foible.
foible 是名词，不能用作形容词。应改为 'has a foible' 来表示'有缺点'。
Not this
He has a foible in eating sweets.
Use this
He has a foible for eating sweets.
表示'对...有癖好/小缺点'时，foible 后应接介词 for，而非 in。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
人性的小弱点；常人的怪癖
The comedy draws its humor from watching the characters' human foibles.
这部喜剧的幽默来自观察角色们的人性弱点。
个人怪癖；个人小缺点
We should be patient with the personal foibles of our colleagues.
我们应该对同事的个人小缺点保持耐心。
小怪癖；小毛病
She found his little foibles endearing rather than annoying.
她觉得他的小怪癖可爱而非烦人。
令人发笑的小缺点；有趣的怪癖
The memoir recounts the actor's amusing foibles with affection.
回忆录深情地讲述了那位演员有趣的怪癖。
不大的缺点；小毛病
His only minor foible is that he must double-check every door.
他唯一的小毛病是必须反复检查每扇门。
人性的弱点，人类的通病
The play gently mocks human foibles.
这出戏温和地嘲弄了人性的弱点。
缺点与荒唐行为
He wrote about the foibles and follies of the rich.
他写的是富人的缺点与荒唐事。
特有的小怪癖
Her pet foible is collecting mismatched socks.
她特有的小怪癖是收集不成对的袜子。
Use foible naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 foible 记成“小毛病”：与 forte（强项）相反，foible 指弱点、怪癖；剑刃上靠近尖端的弱段也叫 foible。
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing a person's harmless character flaw、literary or biographical narration、casual conversation about personal habits foible指性格上的小弱点或怪癖时，语气中性，通常既可用于正式书面语，也比较常见于口语中描述某人无伤大雅的奇怪习惯。
foible 中含 oi 和 -ble：boil、foil、point、voice 与它共享 oi 拼写，able、noble 与它共享 -ble 拼写。boil、foil、point、voice 的 oi 都读 /ɔɪ/，与 foible 中 oi 的读音一致，但它们词尾不同，因此不与 foible 押韵。able、noble 的 -ble 读 /bəl/，也跟 foible 结尾相同，但重读元音不同，同样不是押韵。注意不要按 foil 或 boil 的音去推 foible——foible 比 foil 多一个 /bəl/ 音节。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.