foible
英 ['f??b(?)l]
美
- n. 弱點；小缺點；癖好
TEM8GREIELTS暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?foibles;
助記提示
1. feeble => foible.
中文詞源
foible 小缺點
來自feeble的法語拼寫變體，用來指弱點，小缺點。
英文詞源
- foible
- foible: see feeble
- foible (n.)
- 1640s, "weak point of a sword blade" (contrasted to forte), from French foible "a weak point, a weakness, failing," from noun use of Old French adjective feble "feeble" (see feeble). The spelling borrowed in English is obsolete in modern French, which uses faible. Extended sense of "weak point of character" is first recorded 1670s. Related: Foibles.
雙語例句
- 1. If there was any foible in the SL - II's handling it only shows up when sprinting hard.
- 如果有任何foible在下午二 - 二的處理,它不僅表明了當短跑辛苦.
來自互聯網
- 2. My grandfather always carries his watch in his pocket; it's a foible of his.
- 我的祖父總是把手表放在口袋里, 這是他的一種怪習性.
來自辭典例句
- 3. You could do Ebay , or dating or indulge another foible of choice.
- 你可以上eBay購物, 或者約會,或者縱容另外一個弱點.
來自互聯網
- 4. I should never attempt to palliate my own foible by expose the error of another.
- 我從不想暴露別人的錯誤,以圖減輕自己的缺點.
來自互聯網
