infirmity

大学

n. 虚弱, 病身, 疾病 [医] 衰弱

发音

UK /ɪnˈfɜːmɪti/
US /ɪnˈfɜɹməti/

词形变化

infirmities 复数 infirmities

别名

infirmitie

教材释义与例句

名词

虚弱；疾病；衰弱；缺点

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.

    可数 不可数

    physical infirmity

    mental infirmity

    suffer from an infirmity

    He bore the weight of old age and physical infirmity.

    Despite her infirmity, she remained mentally sharp.

  2. 2.

    A moral weakness or defect.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

frailty debility feebleness frailness valetudinarianism

上位词 2

softness unfitness

下位词 6

wasting asthenia astheny cachexia cachexy sickliness

词源

From infirm + -ity.

来源：wiktionary