Word · Frequency #18616
Fully loadedfragility
易碎性；脆弱
the quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
- 1.
The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
脆弱；易碎；脆性。
- 2.
Weakness; feebleness.
脆弱；虚弱；软弱。
虚弱；脆弱；易碎；脆性。；脆弱；虚弱；软弱。；脆弱；虚弱；[化] 易碎性
In use
The fragility of the old bridge worried the engineers, so they closed it for repairs.
She felt the fragility of her health after spending a week in the hospital.
The fragility of the antique vase meant that only a few visitors were allowed to touch it.
the fragility of sth
常用结构 the + fragility + of + 名词，表示某物容易损坏或受破坏。也可用所有格形式，如 its fragility。
The fragility of the old bridge worried the engineers.
这座旧桥的脆弱让工程师们很担心。
fragility in sth
fragility in 后接领域或系统，说明该方面存在脆弱、易受冲击之处。
Analysts warned about the fragility in global supply chains.
分析师对全球供应链的脆弱性发出警告。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- economic fragility
- 经济脆弱性
- The pandemic exposed the economic fragility of many small businesses.疫情暴露了许多小企业的经济脆弱性。
- political fragility
- 政治脆弱性
- The region's political fragility makes peace talks difficult.该地区的政治脆弱性使和谈困难。
- fragility of life
- 生命的脆弱
- The accident reminded him of the fragility of life.这次事故让他想起了生命的脆弱。
- bone fragility
- 骨骼脆弱
- Osteoporosis increases bone fragility in older adults.骨质疏松症增加了老年人的骨骼脆弱性。
- emotional fragility
- 情感脆弱
- Her emotional fragility became apparent after the loss.失去亲人后，她的情感脆弱变得明显。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 fragile（易碎的），想象玻璃瓶落地瞬间碎成一片——fragility 就是这种“易碎、脆弱”的性质。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：academic writing、news reporting、everyday conversation fragility 是中性词，通常用于书面或较正式的口语表达，也可出现在日常对话中。表示物体易碎、身体虚弱或局势脆弱时均适用；日常口语里更常说 fragile，但 fragility 在严肃或书面讨论中比较常见。
Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词，表示具体脆弱点或类型时可用复数 fragilities。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in the transparent spelling chunk -ility, and in standard pronunciation they rhyme with fragility (the stressed vowel and the following /ləti/ or /lɪti/ match). Beware the lookalike 'fragile' (/ˈfrædʒəl/ or /ˈfrædʒaɪl/), which shares the first four letters but sounds completely different.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.