单词 | vulnerability |
释义 | vulnerability (once / 4407 pages) n Vulnerability is the quality of being easily hurt or attacked. Some seniors think it's funny to pick on the ninth graders because of their vulnerability. Vulnerability comes from the Latin word for "wound," vulnus. Vulnerability is the state of being open to injury, or appearing as if you are. It might be emotional, like admitting that you're in love with someone who might only like you as a friend, or it can be literal, like the vulnerability of a soccer goal that's unprotected by any defensive players. WORD FAMILYvulnerability: vulnerabilities+/invulnerable: invulnerability, invulnerably/vulnerable: invulnerable, vulnerability, vulnerably USAGE EXAMPLESShe said she found “around 10 vulnerabilities in just a few hours.” New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) It says the breach “represents a potentially serious vulnerability.” Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) Huppert brings her ever-present cool elegance, which she slowly peels away to reveal a devastating vulnerability, and Depardieu hasn’t been this great in years. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n the state of being vulnerable or exposed his vulnerability to litigation Syn|Hyper exposure danger the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury 2n susceptibility to injury or attack Ant|Hypo|Hyper invulnerability the property of being invulnerable; the property of being incapable of being hurt (physically or emotionally) defencelessness, defenselessness, unprotectedness the property of being helpless in the face of attack assailabilityvulnerability to forceful attack destructibilityvulnerability to destruction breakability, fragility, frangibility, frangiblenessquality of being easily damaged or destroyed exposurevulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain wind exposure, windageexposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance) solarisation, solarizationexposure to the rays of the sun weakness the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain |
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