foible

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly. in-plural
    — Try to look past his foibles and see the friendly fellow underneath.
  2. A weakness or failing of character.
    — Jesus is reverenced as the one man who has lived unspotted by the world, free from human foibles, able to redeem mankind by his example.
  3. Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte.
形容词 adj.
  1. Weak; feeble. obsolete
    — The good Fencing-maſters, in France eſpecially, when they preſent a Foyle or Fleuret to their Scholars, tell him it hath two Parts, one of which he calleth the Fort or ſtrong, and the other the Foyble or weak […]

词形变化

foibles plural more foible comparative most foible superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
foibled
相关词
feeble

词源

词源 1
1640–50, from Early Modern French foible (“feeble”) (contemporary French faible). Doublet of feeble.
词源 2
1640–50, from Early Modern French foible (“feeble”) (contemporary French faible). Doublet of feeble.
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