late 14c., "moral weakness," from Old French fragilité "debility, frailty" (12c.), from Latin fragilitatem (nominative fragilitas) "brittleness, weakness," from fragilis "brittle, easily broken," from root of frangere "to break" (see fraction). Meaning "quality of being easily broken" is from late 15c.
雙語例句
1. He saw in her tender fragility.
他喜歡她的溫柔纖弱.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Older drivers are more likely to be seriously injured because of the fragility of their bones.
老司機由于骨骼脆化更有可能受重傷。
來自柯林斯例句
3. By mid-1988 there were clear indications of the extreme fragility of the Right-wing coalition.
到1988年年中，有明顯跡象表明右翼聯盟極度脆弱。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Fears about the fragility of the global recovery are exaggerated .
全球經濟復蘇脆弱性的恐懼被夸大了。
來自辭典例句
5. They seemed to be celebrating with an isolated fragility.