frag.ile
adj.（形容词）
Easily broken, damaged, or destroyed; frail.
脆的：易被打碎的、易被破坏或毁坏的；脆弱的
Lacking physical or emotional strength; delicate.
虚弱的，脆弱的：缺乏体力或情感力量的；易受伤的
Lacking substance; tenuous or flimsy:
虚弱的：缺乏实质的；无力的或没有价值的：
例句：
a fragile claim to fame.
对名誉不切实际的欲望
来源：
French
法语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin fragilis
源自 拉丁语 fragilis
from frangere frag- [to break] * see bhreg-
源自 frangere frag- [使破碎] *参见 bhreg-
【引伸】
frag.ilely
adv.（副词）
fragil.ity
<参考词汇><同义词>fragile,breakable,frangible,delicate,brittleThese adjectives mean easily broken or damaged.
这些形容词意思都是易打碎或损坏的。
Fragile applies to objects whose lightness or delicacy of material requires that they be handled with great care:
Fragile 指那些由于原料的轻巧或易损而应该十分细心地处理的物品：
例句：
a collection of fragile porcelain plates.
一堆易碎的瓷盘。
Breakable andfrangible, which are identical in meaning, mean capable of being broken but do not necessarily imply inherent weakness:
Breakable 和frangble， 意指逻辑性相似，都指能被打碎的但并不必然意味着本身的易碎：
例句：
Even earthenware pottery is breakable.
甚至陶器也易碎。
例句：
The museum stored all frangible articles in a locked showcase.
博物馆的陈列橱里贮藏了所有易碎物品。
Delicate refers to what is so soft, tender, or fine as to be susceptible to injury:
Deliate 指太柔软、纤弱或精致以致于极易被伤害的：
例句：
The peach is a delicate fruit.
桃子是种易受损的水果。
Brittle refers to hardness and inelasticity of material that makes something especially likely to fracture or snap when it is subjected to pressure:
Brittle 指在受到压力时尤其可能被打碎或折断的物体原料的硬度或无弹性：
例句：
brittle bones. See also Synonyms at weak
脆骨头 参见同义词 weak
