weakness的意思是什么

1. [U] 弱,软弱,虚弱,薄弱 state of being weak
2. [C] 弱点,缺点 defect or fault, especially in a person's character
3. [C] 偏好,嗜好 special or foolish liking for sth/sb

1.嗜好;癖好;迷恋
If you have aweakness for something, you like it very much, although this is perhaps surprising or undesirable.

e.g. Stephen himself had aweakness for cats...
史蒂芬本人偏爱猫。
e.g. His oneweakness, apart from aeroplanes, is ice cream.
除了对飞机情有独钟，他还嗜好冰激凌。

• admit one's weakness承认自己的弱点
• betray weakness暴露弱点
• correct weakness改正缺点
• die from weakness死于衰弱
• have a weakness for嗜好…
• have a weakness for chocolate喜欢吃巧克力
• know weakness了解弱点
• reveal weakness暴露出弱点
• show weakness暴露出弱点

• chronic weakness长期的衰弱
• fundamental weakness根本缺点
• great weakness大的缺点
• logical weakness逻辑性不强
• mental weakness智力缺陷
• moral weakness道德上的缺点
• physical weakness身体虚弱
• senile weakness老年性体弱
• structural weakness结构上的不足
• vacillating weakness优柔寡断的弱点

• heart weakness心脏衰弱

• weakness in在…方面的弱点
• weakness of demand需求疲软

• Wellington's deafness was a family weakness.

  出自：E. Longford

1. weakness的基本意思是“弱,软弱,虚弱,薄弱”,指某人的身体状况不佳或指某事不够完善的一面,也可指某人或某事的缺陷,即“弱点,缺点”。weakness引申可指“偏好,嗜好”“宠爱的人或东西”等。weakness作“虚弱,软弱”解时是不可数名词,作具体的“弱点,缺点”或“嗜好,偏好”解时是可数名词。
2. weakness作“偏好,嗜好”解时,常用于have a weakness for短语中。