vulnerable
英 ['v?ln(?)r?b(?)l]
美['v?ln?r?bl]
- adj. 易受攻擊的，易受…的攻擊；易受傷害的；有弱點(diǎn)的
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詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?vulnerably;名詞:?vulnerability;
中文詞源
vulnerable 脆弱的
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)vulnus,傷口，來(lái)自PIE*wele,拔，擊打，詞源同wool,vulture。引申義有傷口的，脆弱的。
英文詞源
- vulnerable (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Late Latin vulnerabilis "wounding," from Latin vulnerare "to wound, hurt, injure, maim," from vulnus (genitive vulneris) "wound," perhaps related to vellere "pluck, to tear" (see svelte), or from PIE *wele-nes-, from *wele- (2) "to strike, wound" (see Valhalla).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Lacking self-confidence and maturity, many teenagers are left feeling very vulnerable.
- 許多十幾歲的孩子既缺乏自信又不夠懂事，所以感情上十分脆弱。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Goodyear could be vulnerable in a prolonged economic slump.
- 經(jīng)濟(jì)長(zhǎng)期疲軟可能會(huì)對(duì)固特異公司造成影響。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. There must be a rethink of government policy towards this vulnerable group.
- 必須重新考慮政府對(duì)待這一弱勢(shì)群體的政策。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. The refugees, without a doubt, are the most vulnerable.
- 難民無(wú)疑是最易受到傷害的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Tourists can be vulnerable to scams and con schemes of all kinds.
- 游客們會(huì)很容易陷入各種形形色色的騙局。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句