infirm
英 [ɪn'fɜːm]
美[ɪn'fɝm]
- adj. 衰弱的；意志薄弱的；不坚固的
助记提示
1. in- "not, opposite of" + firm.
2. => not firm, not strong, unhealthy, weak.
2. => not firm, not strong, unhealthy, weak.
中文词源
infirm 体弱的，生病的
in-,不，非，firm,固定的，坚实的。引申词义体弱的，生病的。
英英释意
- 1. confined to bed (by illness)
- 2. lacking physical strength or vitality;
- "a feeble old woman"
- "her body looked sapless"
- 3. lacking firmness of will or character or purpose;
- "infirm of purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare
- 4. weak and feeble;
- "I'm feeling seedy today"
英文词源
- infirm (adj.)
- late 14c., "weak, unsound" (of things), from Latin infirmus "weak, frail, feeble" (figuratively "superstitious, pusillanimous, inconstant"), from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + firmus (see firm (adj.)). Of persons, "not strong, unhealthy," first recorded c. 1600. As a noun from 1711.
实用场景例句
- care for the elderly and infirm
- 对年老体弱者的照顾
牛津词典
- ...her aging, infirm husband.
- 她年迈体弱的丈夫
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Cramming infirm people into one place creates the ideal breeding ground for disease.
- 医院挤满了抵抗力减弱的病人,是滋生疾病的温床.
期刊摘选
- It rendered this assumption infirm.
- 它使这个假定基础不稳.
辞典例句
- There seats will be appreciated by the aged and infirm.
- 请给年老体弱的乘客让座.
期刊摘选
- Let the sails be rags and the sailors infirm and sickly.
- 让帆布千疮百孔,水手老弱病残!
辞典例句
- He's old and infirm, and his movements are getting slower and slower.
- 他年迈体衰, 举动越来越缓慢.
期刊摘选
- She's old and infirm and has to keep to the house.
- 她因年老体弱而足不出户.
辞典例句
- That does not answer the question of the the infirm the handicapped, those who are limited.
- 这并没有回答关于那些受限的人,衰弱的、残废的 、 残障的人的问题啊!
期刊摘选
- However, Jane Eyre's rebellious character experiences a long zigzag period form infirm to firm.
- 然而, 简·性格中反抗意识的形成却经历了一个由萌芽、生到坚定的曲折过程.
期刊摘选
- Tom is so infirm of purpose that it is useless to ask him for advice.
- 汤姆这人优柔寡断,向他征求意见是徒劳无益的.
期刊摘选
- That is why many among you are ill and infirm, and a considerable number are dying.
- 为此,在你们中有许多有病和软弱的人, 死的也不少.
期刊摘选
- Hunter is infirm of purpose.
- 亨特为人优柔寡断.
辞典例句
- He was over eighty years of age, infirm and totally blind.
- 他八十多岁了,身体虚弱, 双目失明.
《简明英汉词典》
- Peter is so infirm of purpose that it is useless to ask him for advice.
- 彼得这人优柔寡断,向他征求意见是徒劳无用的.
期刊摘选
- His already infirm body was racked by high fever.
- 他已经很虚弱的身体受着高烧的折磨。
辞典例句
- care for the elderly and infirm
- 对年老体弱者的照顾
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- We are here to protect and assist the weak and infirm.
- 我们来这里保护、帮助年迈体弱者。
柯林斯例句