frailty
UK ['freɪl.ti] US [-tˌi] noun
uncountable
■weakness and lack of health or strength 脆弱；虚弱•Though ill for most of her life, physical frailty never stopped her from working.尽管她一生中大部分时间都病魔缠身，但身体上的虚弱从未使她停止工作。 countable or uncountable
■moral weakness （道德上的）弱点，缺点•Most of the characters in the novel exhibit those common human frailties - ignorance and greed.这部小说中的大多数人物都显露出了人类共同的弱点——无知和贪婪。 •Tolerant of human frailty in whatever form, she almost never judged people.她对人性的各种弱点都能够包容，几乎从不评价他人。 |