记忆方法
1. 非常薄的。
2. =vulnerable(依然很薄)。
2. =vulnerable(依然很薄)。
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词族 · feeble
派生词
中文词源
feeble 虚弱的
来自拉丁语flebilis的拼写异化词，呻吟，哭叫，词源同bleat, blare.
英语词源
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feeble: [12] Semantically, feeble was originally a close relative of deplorable and lamentable, but over the centuries it has diverged markedly from them. Its ultimate source was Latin flēbilis, a derivative of the verb flēre ‘weep’. In classical times this meant literally ‘worthy of being cried over, lamentable’, but later it came to signify ‘weak’. It passed in this sense into Old French as fleible, which subsequently became feible or feble (source of English feeble), and later still foible (whence English foible [17]) and faible (the modern French form).
=> foible - feeble (adj.)
- late 12c., "lacking strength or vigor" (physical, moral, or intellectual), from Old French feble "weak, feeble" (12c., Modern French faible), dissimilated from Latin flebilis "lamentable," literally "that is to be wept over," from flere "weep, cry, shed tears, lament," from PIE *bhle- "to howl" (see bleat (v.)). The first -l- was lost in Old French. The noun meaning "feeble person" is recorded from mid-14c.
权威例句
- 1. He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free.
- 他无力地耸耸肩，扭动身体想要挣脱。
- 2. The Observer found the play "a feeble rehash of familiar Miller themes"
- 《观察家报》认为这部剧“是大家熟悉的米勒式主题的拙劣翻版”。
- 3. This is a particularly feeble argument.
- 这个论点尤其站不住脚。
- 4. a feeble old man
- 衰弱的老人
- 5. She made a feeble effort to get to school on time.
- 她努力想按时赶到学校,但未成功.
词语辨析
【fragile, weak, frail, feeble】
这组词都有“虚弱的，乏力的”的意思，其区别是：
fragile: 可与frail换用，但语气强，侧重脆弱，指人容易生病，指物容易破碎。
weak: 普通用词，指缺乏应有的力量，可用于身体、意志或精神。
frail: 多指因经常生病而身体纤弱。
feeble: 指身体衰弱无力，精力几乎耗尽，含令人怜悯的意味。
【faint, fragile, weak, feeble】
faint: a.虚弱的，眩晕的，指人在特定场合感觉到的虚弱，通常不是天生体质上的虚弱而是由于某种原因造成的暂时的情况。
• The summer sun was so strong that she felt faint. 夏天的阳光太强烈了，她感觉到眩晕。
fragile: a.脆弱的，易碎的，指物体容易打碎，或人体质虚弱、容易受伤害。
• That dish is fragile, so be careful. 那个盘子容易碎，所以千万小心。
weak: a.这组词中应用范围最广的一个，既可以指身体虚弱的，无力的，也可引申为在力量、权力、技能、影响等方面有欠缺或软弱。
• The patient is losing blood and becoming weak. 病人在失血，身体开始虚弱下去。
feeble: a.虚弱的，无力的，常用来形容人的声音或行为。
• The elderly lady has become feeble and unable to care herself. 这个老太太已经很虚弱了，无法照顾她自己。
这组词都有“虚弱的，乏力的”的意思，其区别是：
fragile: 可与frail换用，但语气强，侧重脆弱，指人容易生病，指物容易破碎。
weak: 普通用词，指缺乏应有的力量，可用于身体、意志或精神。
frail: 多指因经常生病而身体纤弱。
feeble: 指身体衰弱无力，精力几乎耗尽，含令人怜悯的意味。
【faint, fragile, weak, feeble】
faint: a.虚弱的，眩晕的，指人在特定场合感觉到的虚弱，通常不是天生体质上的虚弱而是由于某种原因造成的暂时的情况。
• The summer sun was so strong that she felt faint. 夏天的阳光太强烈了，她感觉到眩晕。
fragile: a.脆弱的，易碎的，指物体容易打碎，或人体质虚弱、容易受伤害。
• That dish is fragile, so be careful. 那个盘子容易碎，所以千万小心。
weak: a.这组词中应用范围最广的一个，既可以指身体虚弱的，无力的，也可引申为在力量、权力、技能、影响等方面有欠缺或软弱。
• The patient is losing blood and becoming weak. 病人在失血，身体开始虚弱下去。
feeble: a.虚弱的，无力的，常用来形容人的声音或行为。
• The elderly lady has become feeble and unable to care herself. 这个老太太已经很虚弱了，无法照顾她自己。