fragility
noun[U]
uk/frəˈdʒɪl.ə.ti/us/frəˈdʒɪl.ə.t̬i/thequalityof beingeasilydamagedorbroken:
Adeficiencyofcoppercancauseincreasedbonefragility.
The fragility ofdonorhearts,liversand otherorgansmeansthey are usuallytransportedbyair.
thequalityof beingeasilyharmedordestroyed:
脆弱Thecollapseof thebankis anominousreminderof the fragility of the world'sbankingsystem.这家银行的倒闭是对世界银行系统脆弱性的不祥提醒。
Thelatestviolencehasunderlinedthe fragility of the region'ssecurity.最近的暴力事件凸显了该地区安全的脆弱性。
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- Because of the fragility of thedocuments, they cannot betouchedby thepublic.
- Given the fragility of thediscs, they are notsuitableforlong-termarchiving.
- Herillnesswas apainfulreminderof the fragility oflife.
- I alwaysfeltthat there was akindofemotionalfragility about her.
Fragile and breakable
- breakable
- brittle
- crumbly
- delicacy
- delicate
- dodgy
- fissile
- flaky
- flimsily
- flimsiness
- flimsy
- fragile
- frail
- friable
- ramshackle
- rickety
- tenuous
- tenuously
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