frangible

a. 脆弱的, 易碎的

发音

UK /ˈfɹæn(d)ʒɪb(ə)l/
其它
US /ˈfɹænd͡ʒəbəl/

词形变化

frangibles 复数 frangibles more frangible 比较级 most frangible 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something that is breakable or fragile; especially something that is intentionally made so, such as a bullet.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Able to be broken; breakable, fragile.

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breakable

词源

From Late Middle English frangible, frangibil, from Middle French frangible, or from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere (from frangō (“to break, shatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”)) + -ibilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon).

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