frail

frail
adjective
  1. (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
  1. (US informal, dated)a woman
    (美,非正式,旧)女人
派生
frailly
adverb
frailness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis (see fragile)
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