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单词 foible
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
foi•ble /ˈfɔɪbəl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a minor weakness or failing of character.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
foi•ble  (foi′bəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a minor weakness or failing of character;
    slight flaw or defect:an all-too-human foible.
  2. Heraldrythe weaker part of a sword blade, between the middle and the point (opposed to forte).
  • French, obsolete form of faible feeble
  • 1640–50
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged frailty, quirk, crotchet, eccentricity, peculiarity. See fault. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged strength.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
foible /ˈfɔɪbəl/ n
  1. a slight peculiarity or minor weakness; idiosyncrasy
  2. the most vulnerable part of a sword's blade, from the middle to the tip
Etymology: 17th Century: from obsolete French, from obsolete adj: feeble
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