| 单词 | foible |
| 释义 | foible (once / 3422 pages) 1n 2n If you repeat foible out loud enough times, it sounds so funny that you can laugh at it and maybe remember to laugh at the odd and distinctive weaknesses of others — the foible or two or a hundred that we all have. Sometimes a foible helps make a person who they are, even if the foible, or weakness ("feeble" is a close relative), is a little odd. Synonyms for foible in a negative sense are "failing," "shortcoming," and in a more positive sense "quirk," "eccentricity." It can likewise be annoying or endearing. Most people have a foible, or idiosyncrasy, that stands out to others, but interestingly, a person rarely sees his or her own characteristic foible. WORD FAMILYfoible: foibles USAGE EXAMPLESI’m happy to share my personal foibles and answer questions about my life. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) Exploiting human foibles for the better probably isn’t what they mean, but maybe it should be. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) His mother, who sewed clothing from flour sacks, was a keen observer of human foibles, and he credited her for instilling a knack for psychology. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) 1 n a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character 2Syn|Hyper idiosyncrasy, mannerism distinctiveness, peculiarity, speciality, specialness, specialty a distinguishing trait n the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip Hyper part, portion something less than the whole of a human artifact |
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