(of a person) weak and delicate (人)脆弱的;虚弱的 a frail voice. 虚弱的声音。 she looked frail and vulnerable. 她看上去弱不禁风。 ■easily damaged or broken; fragile or insubstantial 易损坏的,易破的;易碎的,不坚固的 the balcony is frail. 阳台不坚固。 the frail Russian economy. 脆弱的俄罗斯经济。 ■weak in character or morals (性格,道德)脆弱的,软弱的;意志薄弱的
noun
(US informal, dated)a woman (美,非正式,旧)女人
派生 frailly adverb frailness noun 语源
Middle English: from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis (see fragile)