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单词 frailty
释义
frailty
noun
uk
/ˈfreɪl.ti/us
/ˈfreɪl.t̬i/
[U]
weaknessandlackofhealthorstrength:
脆弱；虚弱
Thoughillfor most of herlife,physicalfrailty neverstoppedher fromworking.尽管她一生中大部分时间都病魔缠身，但身体上的虚弱从未使她停止工作。
[CorU]
moralweakness:
（道德上的）弱点，缺点
Most of thecharactersin thenovelexhibitthosecommonhumanfrailties -ignoranceandgreed.这部小说中的大多数人物都显露出了人类共同的弱点——无知和贪婪。
Tolerant ofhumanfrailty in whateverform, shealmostneverjudgedpeople.她对人性的各种弱点都能够包容，几乎从不评价他人。
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Not fit & healthy
(Definition offrailtyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

frailty| American Dictionary

frailty
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈfreɪl·ti,ˈfreɪ·əl-/
physicalweakness;lackofhealthorstrength:
[U]Despite his frailty, hecontinuedtotravel.
Frailty alsomeansmoralweakness:
[C]humanfrailties such asselfishnessandgreed
(Definition offrailtyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffrailty

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Support for cognitive frailties, such as sensory stimulation and ease of way-finding, was associated with outward signs of positive emotion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Activating these components may be problematic for people in advanced old age with frailties or who are residents of old-age institutions.
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Support provided by the building for residents with physical frailties, including reduced mobility and sensory impairment, was related to the residents' ability to control their immediate environment.
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Moreover, it has helped widen our understanding of international political economy and it has given us a greater insight into the systemic frailties within global capitalism.
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In the early part of this century older people with mental frailties were considered to be demented as a natural result of the ageing process, senility.
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If the resident's cognitive or physical frailties did not preclude it, and the resident consented, structured interviews were conducted in private, usually in the resident's bedroom.
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One of the ways in which residents used humour was in relation to their physical frailties, making light of their own and each other's ageing bodies.
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Joking aboutfrailtywas also a means of acknowledging the presence of death.
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At other times,frailtywas connected to the emotional vulnerability associated with a particular experience.
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The focus on the language and meaning offrailtyrequired that the sample be limited to one language.
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Moving away from care practice, it has examined the usage of frail andfrailtyin the three locations.
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The emphasis on heterogeneity sparked debates about longevity and set the stage for the current interest infrailtyas individual risk.
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I also missed the psychology of the body - as appearance and identity, not just as an instrument (frailty) or a risk (health).
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The final section of the book covers what are described as special problems -frailty, immobility, failure to thrive and elder mistreatment.
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The 65-79 years age group was reported as being most likely to require assistance because of a lack of confidence and age/frailty.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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