frailty

• n. 虚弱；弱点；意志薄弱

词态变化

英文词源

frailty (n.)

mid-14c., freylte, from Old French fraileté "frailty, weakness," from Latin fragilitatem (nominative fragilitas) "weakness, frailty," from fragilis "fragile" (see fragility). Related: Frailties.

双语例句

1. She died after a long period of increasing frailty.

在很长一段时间里，她身体日渐虚弱，最后离开人世。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Increasing frailty meant that she was more and more confined to bed.

日益衰弱意味着她愈来愈需要卧床。

来自《权威词典》

3. Despite increasing physical frailty, he continued to write stories.

尽管身体越来越虛弱, 他仍然继续写小说.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. This is a reflection of their frailty.

这是他们虚弱的反映.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Then he murmured the words of the English poet,'Frailty, thy name is woman.'

然后他轻声地背出了一位英国诗人的诗句: “ ‘ Frailty, thynameiswoman ’ ”[引自莎士比亚的《哈默雷特》一剧中的一句台词.

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