frailty

英 [ˈfreɪlti]

美 [ˈfreɪlti]

n.  虚弱; 衰弱; (性格或道德上的)弱点，懦弱，软弱

复数：frailties　

法律

BNC.14087 / COCA.17111

牛津词典

noun

• 虚弱；衰弱
  weakness and poor health
  1. 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。
• （性格或道德上的）弱点，懦弱，软弱
  weakness in a person's character or moral standards
  1. human frailty
     人性的弱点
  2. the frailties of human nature
     人性的种种弱点

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 弱点;脆弱
  If you refer to thefrailtiesorfrailtyof people, you are referring to their weaknesses.
  1. ...the frailties of human nature.
     人性的弱点
  2. ...a triumph of will over human frailty.
     意志战胜人性弱点
• N-UNCOUNT (体质的)虚弱
  Frailtyis the condition of having poor health.
  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。

英英释义

noun

• moral weakness
  Synonym:vice
• the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
  Synonym:infirmitydebilityfeeblenessfrailnessvaletudinarianism

双语例句

• 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。
• She not only has the spirit of rebellion and independence, but also shows the aspect of frailty and compromise.
  白兰具有多重性格：她既有可贵的反抗精神与独立自主精神，也有脆弱性与妥协性的一面。
• It will only be because I am human and that is one frailty from which no one can escape.
  只因为我是人，而那是谁也避不开的人性弱点。
• A mistake that shows he's only human; human frailty.
  这个错误证明他也是个凡人；人的脆弱。
• Second, markets long paid no attention to emerging fiscal frailty, rating all eurozone bonds similarly.
  其次，市场早就不再关注隐隐若现的财政虚弱迹象了，他们对所有欧元区国债的评级都大同小异。
• We have reports that remind us of the urgency and frailty of these times& times rich with drama and comedy and wonder.
  我们用报道来提醒我们注意那些时代中的危情和脆弱，那些时代充满了悲剧、剧和奇迹。
• Despite his age and frailty, he did not die.
  尽管他年老虚弱，但他没有死。
• Yet blaming the worst outcomes of financial innovation on human frailty is hardly helpful.
  但是把金融创新最坏的结果归咎于人性的弱点上对问题并没有帮助。
• Many people have difficulty in walking, for example through age or frailty.
  许多人走路有困难，譬如说由于年老或虚弱。
• There have been all-too-frequent reminders of the frailty of human rationality and vulnerability of financial institutions.
  他们一直不断地提醒人们，要当心人类理性及金融机构的脆弱性。