Word · Frequency #14087
Fully loadedfrailty
虚弱;脆弱;软弱
核心释义
指身体或精神上的衰弱,也可指意志薄弱。
The condition of being frail; physical, mental, or moral weakness.
- 1.
脆弱;虚弱;意志薄弱;易受欺骗。
The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
- 2.
弱点;缺点;过失。
A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.
弱点;缺点;过失;脆弱;虚弱;意志薄弱;易受欺骗。;弱点;缺点;过失。;弱点;脆弱
用法In use
After the long illness, his frailty made even a short walk exhausting.
用法提示:frailty 为名词,在句中作主语,指久病后的身体虚弱。
The old woman's frailty did not stop her from gardening every morning.
用法提示:frailty 为名词,用在所有格后作主语,指年老体弱的状态。
He hid his emotional frailty behind a confident smile.
用法提示:frailty 为名词,在句中作宾语,指情感上的脆弱。
the frailty of sth
The frailty of the old wooden bridge made the inspectors cautious.
这座旧木桥的脆弱让检查员们十分谨慎。
have one's frailties
复数形式 frailties 常指性格或道德上的小缺点、过失。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- human frailty
- 人性的脆弱;人类共有的弱点
- The story explores the theme of human frailty.这个故事探讨了人性脆弱的主题。
- physical frailty
- 身体虚弱
- Despite his physical frailty, he remained mentally sharp.尽管他身体虚弱,但思维依然敏锐。
- the frailty of life
- 生命的脆弱
- The accident reminded her of the frailty of life.这次事故让她想起了生命的脆弱。
- moral frailty
- 道德上的软弱
- The novel examines the moral frailty of its protagonist.这部小说审视了主人公道德上的软弱。
- the frailties of old age
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 frailty 拆成 frail(脆弱)+ 名词后缀 -ty,想象一个颤颤巍巍的老人,身体虚弱易碎。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学或正式写作、书面评论、医疗或老年护理讨论 frailty 是比较正式、多用于书面或文学场合的词,口语中通常用 weakness 或 fragility。它既可以指身体或精神的虚弱,也可指性格或道德上的弱点。
语法说明Grammar Note
用作可数名词时指具体的弱点或缺陷;不可数时指虚弱、脆弱的状态。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
frailty 读作 /ˈfreɪlti/。这些词中没有完全押韵的常见词;safety /ˈseɪfti/ 只共享重读元音 /eɪ/ 和收尾的 /ti/,但中间的辅音不同。loyalty、royalty、novelty、casualty、penalty 拼写上都以 -lty 结尾,很像,但元音分别读 /ɔɪ/、/ɒ/、/æ/、/e/,与 frailty 的 /eɪ/ 不同。
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