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单词 infirmity
释义
infirmity
noun[CorU]
formal
uk
/ɪnˈfɜː.mə.ti/us
/ɪnˈfɝː.mə.t̬i/
illness,especiallyforlongperiodsor because ofoldage:
（尤指因年迈而长期）病弱的，需要照顾的
anadvancedstateof infirmity极度衰弱
Shesufferedfrom alonglistof infirmities.她身患多种疾病。
Synonyms
debilityformal
frailty
weakness
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Not fit & healthy
(Definition ofinfirmityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

infirmity| American Dictionary

infirmity
noun[C/U]
us
/ɪnˈfɜr·mɪ·t̬i/
(a)physicalormentalweakness
(Definition ofinfirmityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinfirmity

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It is based on health and leisure rather thaninfirmityand poverty.
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According to this interpretation, the aged ordinarily resided with their adult children only out of necessity, especially in cases of poverty orinfirmity.
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Those in ' deepest poverty ', such as orphans, widows and those rendered unable to work throughinfirmityand age, were to receive unconditional support.
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Most interesting, however, are the effects of physicalinfirmityand political ambition.
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When her husband became ill and had to go into the infirmary she asked for support on grounds of age andinfirmity.
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For most,infirmitywas a new experience, known for the first time in old age.
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The connection between fault andinfirmitymay be interpreted in a purely mechanistic or unconscious physiological sense, but introduces an inherent social devaluation.
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Those unable to work because of illness orinfirmitycongregated there and there was little distinction between the sane and insane.
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We distinguish between chronic and catastrophic infirmities based on the severity of an infirm justice's ailments in a given year.
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The answer gives three causes for such an emission: gluttony, an excess of natural humours orinfirmity, and a disturbance of thoughts.
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It did not end until completeinfirmityhad been reached, and completeinfirmitywas not expected to arrive until quite late in life.
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Fewer children want to be care providers - or expect the state to care for them in the infirmities of their old age.
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To assess the level of consistency with which we codedinfirmityand our remaining variables, we conducted a reliability analysis of 12 randomly selected judges.
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To what extent does explanation of the oratorio turn as resulting from bodilyinfirmitymeet the three tests?
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It's very detrimental to steer a characterization in the direction ofinfirmity.
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