frailty
noun /ˈfreɪlti/
/ˈfreɪlti/
(plural frailties)
- [uncountable] weakness and poor health
虚弱；衰弱 - 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- increasing
- human
- physical
- …
- Increasing frailty meant that she was more and more confined to bed.
- [uncountable, countable] (formal) weakness in a person’s character or moral standards
（性格或道德上的）弱点，懦弱，软弱 - human frailty
人性的弱点 - We are all subject to the frailties of human nature.
我们都受制于人性的种种弱点。
- a figure of authority, but one all too prone to human frailties
太容易表现出人性弱点的当权者 - The frailty of her nature meant that she was vulnerable to flattery.
她天性脆弱，这意味着她容易受到奉承。 - They exploited the frailties of their clients.
他们利用了客户的弱点。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- increasing
- human
- physical
- …
- human frailty
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘weakness in morals’): from Old French frailete, from Latin fragilitas, from fragilis, from frangere ‘to break’.