Word · Frequency #7848
vulnerability
脆弱性；易受伤害（或攻击）
核心释义
The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to physical or emotional attack or injury, or being weak or exposed.
- 1.
脆弱性
The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.
- 2.
脆弱或暴露的状态
the state of being vulnerable or exposed
- 3.
对某人或某物保护或防御的特定弱点
A specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
- 4.
易受伤害或攻击
susceptibility to injury or attack
- 5.
允许攻击者降低系统安全性的弱点
A weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security.
弱点；防御薄弱处；安全漏洞；漏洞；脆弱性；脆弱或暴露的状态；对某人或某物保护或防御的特定弱点
用法In use
Opening up about her fears showed a vulnerability that others rarely saw.
用法提示：vulnerability 是名词，指情感上易受伤害的状态，在句中作 show 的宾语。
The new bridge was built to reduce the city's vulnerability to earthquakes.
用法提示：vulnerability 是名词，表示“易受损的状态”，与 to 搭配指出面对的对象。
In her diary, she explored the vulnerability she felt after losing her job.
用法提示：vulnerability 是名词，指情感上的脆弱状态，在句中作 feel 的宾语。
his vulnerability to litigation
vulnerability to sth
to后接名词或动名词，表示对某事物的脆弱。
The patient's vulnerability to infections increased after the surgery.
手术后，病人对感染的易感性增加了。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- security vulnerability
- 安全漏洞
- The company patched a critical security vulnerability in its software.该公司修复了其软件中的一个关键安全漏洞。
- emotional vulnerability
- 情感脆弱
- She opened up about her emotional vulnerability during the therapy session.她在治疗过程中坦露了自己的情感脆弱。
- exploit vulnerability
- 利用漏洞
- Hackers often exploit vulnerability in outdated systems.黑客经常利用过时系统中的漏洞。
- vulnerability assessment
- 漏洞评估
- The IT team conducted a vulnerability assessment to identify risks.IT团队进行了漏洞评估以识别风险。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将 vulnerability 中的 'vuln' 想象成 '伤口'，表示易受伤。
语境与语域Context & Register
[object Object]
语法说明Grammar Note
表示具体弱点时可数（如 vulnerabilities）；泛指易受伤害的状态时不可数。后接 to 引出脆弱的对象。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词以-ity结尾，拼写相似，但发音上重读音节后的元音不同：vulnerability 发 /ɪti/，而这些词多发 /əti/。因此它们不押韵，仅用作拼写对照。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.