| 单词 | fragile |
| 释义 | fragile —fragilely, adv. —fragility /freuh jil"i tee/, fragileness, n. /fraj"euhl/; Brit. /fraj"uyl/, adj. 1. easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance. 2. vulnerably delicate, as in appearance: She has a fragile beauty. 3. lacking in substance or force; flimsy: a fragile excuse. [1505-15; < L fragilis, equiv. to frag- (var. s. of frangere to BREAK) + -ilis -ILE] Syn. 1. See frail1. |
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