frailty
frailty 英 [ˈfreɪlti] 美 [ˈfrelti]
n. 虚弱；弱点；意志薄弱
名词复数:frailties
- Frailty describes a quality that's shared by a sick kitten, an elderly man, and a shoddily built go cart. They all have a delicate weakness or vulnerability and seem to require some kind of care.
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- n. 虚弱；弱点；意志薄弱
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1. Your frailty makes them wary of buying anything from you.
你的虚弱使他们从你那里购买任何东西都很谨慎。
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2. It is, perhaps, the quintessential human frailty, a reminder that the Promethean talent of the human mind — this strange ability to think about itself — is both a blessing and a burden.
或许，这就是人类最根本的弱点，它提醒着我们，人类富于创造的心智——这种奇怪的自我意识能力——既是一种幸事，也是一种负担。
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3. For him, the first is characteristic of the young, who are focused on momentary enjoyment, while the second is often the province of the old, who need assistance to cope with their frailty.
对亚里士多德而言，第一类友谊是年轻人的特征，他们关注短暂的快乐，第二类常常发生在老年人身上，他们需要别人帮助才能应对自己的虚弱。
- frailty (n.) mid-14c., freylte, from Old French fraileté "frailty, weakness," from Latin fragilitatem (nominative fragilitas) "weakness, frailty," from fragilis "fragile" (see fragility). Related: Frailties.
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