单词 | brittle |
释义 | Word Frequency brittle(ˈbrɪtəl) adjective 1. easily cracked, snapped, or broken; fragile 2. curt or irritable a brittle reply 3. hard or sharp in quality noun 4. a crunchy sweet made with treacle and nuts peanut brittle Derived forms brittlely (ˈbrittlely) or brittly (ˈbrittly) adverb Word origin C14: from Old English brytel (unattested); related to brytsen fragment, brēotan to break |
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