英语词汇“brittle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	brittle
释义	brittle —brittleness, n. /brit"l/, adj., brittler, brittlest, n. , v. , brittled, brittling. adj. 1. having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass. 2. easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail: a brittle marriage. 3. lacking warmth, sensitivity, or compassion; aloof; self-centered: a self-possessed, cool, and rather brittle person. 4. having a sharp, tense quality: a brittle tone of voice. 5. unstable or impermanent; evanescent. n. 6. a confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled: peanut brittle. v.i. 7. to be or become brittle; crumble. [1350-1400; ME britel, equiv. to brit- (akin to OE brysten fragment) + -el adj. suffix] Syn. 1. fragile. See frail¹.
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