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weakness

英 ['wiːknɪs] 美 ['wiknəs]

解释

n. 弱点；软弱；嗜好

※ 提供单词"weakness"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

weakness (n.): c. 1300, "quality of being weak," from weak + -ness. Meaning "a disadvantage, vulnerability" is from 1590s. That of "self-indulgent fondness" is from 1712; meaning "thing for which one has an indulgent fondness" is from 1822.

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例句和用法

1. This can lead to bodily weakness and muscle wastage.: 这样可能会导致身体虚弱和肌肉萎缩。

2. I would overcome any weakness, any despair, any fear.: 我要克服所有的软弱、绝望和恐惧。

3. He might have let something slip in a moment of weakness.: 他可能一时大意说漏了嘴。

4. The pound's weakness compounded the widespread gloom in the City.: 英镑的疲软加重了笼罩在伦敦金融区上空的惨淡愁云。

5. The Law recognises the weakness of claims based on retrospective knowledge.: 法律基于追溯效力的相关规定认定索赔证据不足。