feeble
adjective /ˈfiːbl/
/ˈfiːbl/
(comparative feebler
/ˈfiːblə(r)/
/ˈfiːblər/
, superlative feeblest /ˈfiːblɪst/
/ˈfiːblɪst/
)- very weak
虚弱的；衰弱的 - a feeble old man
衰弱的老人 - The heartbeat was feeble and irregular.
心搏无力，心律不齐。 - He's a bit feeble nowadays.
近来他有些虚弱。
- a feeble old man
- not effective; not showing energy or effort
无效的；缺乏决心的；无力的 - a feeble argument/excuse/joke
无力的证据；站不住脚的借口；不好笑的笑话 - She made a feeble attempt to explain what had happened.
她无力地试图解释发生的事情。 - Don't be so feeble! Tell her you don't want to go.
别那么软弱了！告诉她你不想去。 - He told a few feeble jokes.
他讲了几个干巴巴的笑话。
- a feeble argument/excuse/joke
词源Middle English: from Old French fieble, earlier fleible, from Latin flebilis ‘lamentable’, from flere ‘weep’.