feeble

英 [ˈfiː.bəl]      美 [ˈfiː.bəl]
  • adj. 微弱的,无力的;虚弱的;薄弱的
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1. 非常薄的。
2. =vulnerable(依然很薄)。
feeble 虚弱的

来自拉丁语flebilis的拼写异化词,呻吟,哭叫,词源同bleat, blare.

feeble
feeble: [12] Semantically, feeble was originally a close relative of deplorable and lamentable, but over the centuries it has diverged markedly from them. Its ultimate source was Latin flēbilis, a derivative of the verb flēre ‘weep’. In classical times this meant literally ‘worthy of being cried over, lamentable’, but later it came to signify ‘weak’. It passed in this sense into Old French as fleible, which subsequently became feible or feble (source of English feeble), and later still foible (whence English foible [17]) and faible (the modern French form).
=> foible
feeble (adj.)
late 12c., "lacking strength or vigor" (physical, moral, or intellectual), from Old French feble "weak, feeble" (12c., Modern French faible), dissimilated from Latin flebilis "lamentable," literally "that is to be wept over," from flere "weep, cry, shed tears, lament," from PIE *bhle- "to howl" (see bleat (v.)). The first -l- was lost in Old French. The noun meaning "feeble person" is recorded from mid-14c.
1. He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free.
他无力地耸耸肩,扭动身体想要挣脱。
2. The Observer found the play "a feeble rehash of familiar Miller themes"
《观察家报》认为这部剧“是大家熟悉的米勒式主题的拙劣翻版”。
3. This is a particularly feeble argument.
这个论点尤其站不住脚。
4. a feeble old man
衰弱的老人
5. She made a feeble effort to get to school on time.
她努力想按时赶到学校,但未成功.

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