英语
词源
源自中古英语 feble,源自盎格鲁-诺曼语 feble (“弱的”)(对比法语 faible),源自拉丁语 flēbilis (“哭泣的,哀伤的”)。foible的同源对似词。
发音
形容词
feeble(比较级 feebler,最高级 feeblest)
- 虚弱的,羸弱的
- Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.
- 虽然她看起来已老态龙钟,但还是有力气可以扔个球。
- 2011年10月23日,Tom Fordyce,“2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”,出自 BBC Sport[1]:
- France were transformed from the feeble, divided unit that had squeaked past Wales in the semi-final, their half-backs finding the corners with beautifully judged kicks from hand, the forwards making yards with every drive and a reorganised Kiwi line-out beginning to malfunction.
- (请为本引文添加中文翻译)
- 无力的,不热情的
- That was a feeble excuse for an example.
- 比如那就是个站不住脚的借口。
近义词
- (虚弱的): weak、infirm、debilitated
- (缺少热情的): faint
衍生词汇
- enfeeble
- feeble-minded
- feebleness
- feebly
- overfeeble
动词
feeble(第三人称单数简单现在时 feebles,现在分词 feebling,一般过去时及过去分词 feebled)
- (弃用) 使...变弱
参考资料
- feeble in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- feeble in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
异序词
- beflee
中古英语
形容词
feeble
- feble 的另一种写法