Feeble



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.虚弱的
• ［英］ adj.虚弱的 ( weak, faint)
• ［例］ a feeble old man

Webster Collegiate

adjective (feebler; feeblest)

• Etymology: Middle English feble, from Anglo-French, from Latin flebilis lamentable, wretched, from flēre to weep — more at bleat
• Date: 12th century
• 1.
  • a. markedly lacking in strength
  • b. indicating weakness
• 2.
  • a. deficient in qualities or resources that indicate vigor, authority, force, or efficiency
  • b. inadequate, inferior
• Synonyms: see weak
• ? feebleness noun
• ? feebly adverb

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