| 单词 | infirmity |
| 释义 | infirmity (once / 1026 pages) n A weakness or disability, especially due to old age, is called an infirmity. The noun infirmity, when used alone, is generally understood to mean physical frailty. If you want to imply mental weakness or some other disability, then use an adjective for clarity. His "mental infirmity" was caused by early onset Alzheimer's disease. Don't confuse infirmity with infirmary. The latter is a place where the sick and infirm go to recover: "Because of her infirmity, she often ended up being seen by doctors at the infirmary." WORD FAMILYinfirmity: infirmities+/firm: firmed, firmer, firmest, firming, firmly, firmness, firms, infirm, unfirm/firmness: firmnesses/infirm: infirmer, infirmity, infirmly USAGE EXAMPLESInfirmities had piled up and the Mets’ pitching, the backbone of the team, was showing cracks. New York Times(Oct 01, 2016) After presidential candidates hit the campaign trail in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, their infirmities were often shielded from the public. US News(Sep 13, 2016) In such a case, would National Amusements be barred from voting its shares for the duration of Mr. Redstone’s infirmity? New York Times(Aug 02, 2016) n the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) Syn|Hypo|Hyper debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, valetudinarianism asthenia, astheny an abnormal loss of strength cachexia, cachexy, wastingany general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease softness, unfitness poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury) |
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