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单词 fragile
释义 frag·ile
\ˈfrajə̇l, US also & Brit usually -aˌjīl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin fragilis — more at frail
1.
 a. : easily broken or destroyed : frail
  < the fragile stem of the tall flower >
  < a person of fragile moral convictions >
 b. : delicate of constitution or of health : barely able or unable to endure without harm the normal day-to-day physical demands of existence : unusually susceptible to ill health or physical harm
  < a fragile and tottering old man >
  < too fragile to stand the Vermont winter — Sinclair Lewis >
 c. : giving the impression of or having qualities suggesting someone that is fragile of body or health
  < a fragile soprano >
  < a fragile gesture >
  < fragile hands >
2.
 a. : weak, tenuous, unsubstantial
  < a fragile connection with great men >
  < the ground of his faith … seemed to me so fragile — H.J.Laski >
 b. : thin and transparent
  < a fragile skin >
  : extremely light and evanescent
  < a fragile tone >
  : diaphanous
  < a fragile taffeta >
 c. : extremely subtle or fine : calling for an extremely fine perception
  < a fragile wine >
  < the tantalizing, fragile taste of fresh blue crab — Hugh Cave >
 d. : short-lived, evanescent
  < a fragile moment >
Synonyms: see weak
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