| 单词 | infirm |
| 释义 | infirm (once / 727 pages) adj To be infirm is to be physically weak. If your great grandmother can't get around without a walker or a wheelchair, you might describe her as infirm. The adjective infirm is most often used to talk about elderly people whose bodies don't work as well as they used to — there's an implication of old age in the word. You could also describe an infirm person as decrepit or feeble. Sometimes a person's morals or character are described as infirm, which means you can't count on them to do the right thing. The Latin root, infirmus means "weak or feeble," or alternately, "superstitious or inconstant." WORD FAMILYinfirm: infirmer, infirmity, infirmly+/firm: firmed, firmer, firmest, firming, firmly, firmness, firms, infirm, unfirm/firmness: firmnesses/infirmity: infirmities USAGE EXAMPLESIts 1742 premiere in Dublin was a benefit concert for the infirm and the incarcerated in debtors prison. Los Angeles Times(Dec 11, 2016) With that, she cares for her two children and an infirm mother. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) Some experts believe policies championed by Price could actually worsen health coverage for the poor and infirm, while benefitting the healthy and wealthy. The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016) 1adj lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality Syn debile, decrepit, feeble, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly frail physically weak 2adj lacking firmness of will or character or purpose infirm of purpose Syn irresolute uncertain how to act or proceed |
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