feebleとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːbəl/
• 韻: -iːbəl

形容詞

feeble (comparative feebler, superlative feeblest)

1. Deficient in physical strength

   Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.

   • 2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     France were transformed from the feeble, divided unit that had squeaked past Wales in the semi-final, their half-backs finding the corners with beautifully judged kicks from hand, the forwards making yards with every drive and a reorganised Kiwi line-out beginning to malfunction.

2. Lacking force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; faint.

   That was a feeble excuse for an example.

同意語

• (physically weak): weak, infirm, debilitated
• (wanting force, vigor または efficiency): faint

派生語

動詞

feeble (三人称単数 現在形 feebles, 現在分詞 feebling, 過去形および過去分詞形 feebled)

1. (obsolete) To make feeble; to enfeeble.

参照

• feeble in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• feeble in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

アナグラム

• beflee