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-
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frag.ilely
adv.(副词)fragil.ity
<参考词汇><同义词>fragile,breakable,frangible,delicate,brittle同义词>These 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
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