fragile
/ˈfrædʒaɪl/adjective
1- (of an object) easily broken or damaged(物体)易碎的; 易损坏的; 脆的。
1.1
- easily destroyed or threatened易被摧毁的; 易被吓倒的:
you have a fragile grip on reality.
你控制不住现实。
1.2
- (of a person) not strong or sturdy; delicate and vulnerable(人)脆弱的; 纤弱的; 弱不禁风的。
派生词
fragilely
adverbfragility
noun词源
late 15th cent. (in the sense 'morally weak'): from Latin fragilis, from frangere 'to break'. The sense 'liable to break' dates from the mid 16th cent.