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weakness

UK //ˈwiːknəs//US //ˈwiːknəs//

词源

源自中古英语 'weaknesse',来自古英语 'wācnes',与'weak'(弱)相关,最终源自原始日耳曼语。

noun

❶ 指身体或精神上的虚弱状态,缺乏力量或能量,容易感到疲劳或无法应对挑战。

“After the illness, she felt a general weakness in her muscles.”

(病愈后,她感到肌肉普遍无力。)

“His weakness prevented him from lifting heavy objects.”

(他的虚弱使他无法举起重物。)

❶ 指性格或意志上的缺陷,缺乏坚定性或容易屈服于诱惑。

“His biggest weakness is his inability to say no to sweets.”

(他最大的弱点是无法拒绝甜食。)

“She admitted her weakness for shopping sprees.”

(她承认自己疯狂购物的弱点。)

❶ 指系统、结构或论点中的缺陷或不完善之处,可能影响其功能或有效性。

“The report identified several weaknesses in the security system.”

(报告指出了安全系统中的几个弱点。)

“The weakness in their argument was quickly exposed.”

(他们论点中的弱点很快就被揭露出来。)

同义词:frailty, deficiency, failing, shortcoming, vulnerability

常见短语

show weakness — 表现出软弱或不足,通常指在竞争或对抗中显露出的不利状态。

“The leader couldn't afford to show weakness in front of his rivals.”

(这位领导人在对手面前不能表现出任何软弱。)

strengths and weaknesses — 指一个人或事物的优点和缺点,常用于评估或分析中。

“The interview asked me to list my strengths and weaknesses.”

(面试要求我列出自己的优点和缺点。)

have a weakness for — 对某事物特别喜爱或难以抗拒,即使知道它可能对自己不利。

“She has a weakness for chocolate chip cookies.”

(她对巧克力曲奇饼毫无抵抗力。)