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in·firm
/ɪnˈfɝm/
(
a
.)弱的,虛弱的,柔弱的
From:
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in·firm
/ɪnˈfɝm/
形容詞
虛弱的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
In·firm
a.
1.
Not
firm
or
sound
;
weak
;
feeble
;
as
,
an
infirm
body
;
an
infirm
constitution
.
A
poor
,
infirm
,
weak
,
and
despised
old
man
.
--
Shak
.
2.
Weak
of
mind
or
will
;
irresolute
;
vacillating
.
“An
infirm
judgment.”
Infirm
of
purpose!
--
Shak
.
3.
Not
solid
or
stable
;
insecure
;
precarious
.
He
who
fixes
on
false
principles
treads
or
infirm
ground
.
--
South
.
Syn:
--
Debilitated
;
sickly
;
feeble
;
decrepit
;
weak
;
enfeebled
;
irresolute
;
vacillating
;
imbecile
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
In·firm
,
v. t.
To
weaken
;
to
enfeeble
. [
Obs
.]
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
infirm
adj
1:
confined
to
bed
(
by
illness
) [
syn
:
bedfast
,
bedridden
,
bedrid
,
sick-abed
]
2:
lacking
physical
strength
or
vitality
; "
a
feeble
old
woman
";
"
her
body
looked
sapless
" [
syn
:
decrepit
,
debile
,
feeble
,
sapless
,
weak
,
weakly
]
3:
lacking
firmness
of
will
or
character
or
purpose
; "
infirm
of
purpose
;
give
me
the
daggers
" -
Shakespeare
4:
weak
and
feeble
; "
I'm
feeling
seedy
today
" [
syn
:
debilitated
,
enfeebled
,
seedy
]
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