feeble

UK //ˈfiːbəl//US //ˈfiːbəl//

词源

源自中古英语 feble，来自古法语 feble，最终源自拉丁语 flebilis（值得哭泣的）。

❶ 形容人或事物虚弱无力，缺乏力量或活力。通常指身体虚弱、声音微弱或论据不充分等。

“The old man's voice was feeble and hard to hear.”

（老人的声音微弱，很难听清。）

“After the illness, she felt too feeble to walk.”

（病后她虚弱得走不动路。）

同义词:weak, frail, faint, powerless, ineffectual

feeble-minded — 指智力低下或理解力薄弱的人，带有贬义色彩。

“In the past, people with learning disabilities were wrongly called feeble-minded.”

（过去，有学习障碍的人被错误地称为弱智。）