| 词汇 | weak |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： c.1300, from O.N. veikr "weak," cognate with O.E. wac "weak, pliant, soft," from P.Gmc. *waikwaz "yield," *wikanan "bend" (cf. O.S. wek, Swed. vek, M.Du. weec, Du. week "weak, soft, tender," O.H.G. weih "yielding, soft," Ger. weich "soft," from PIE base *weik- "to bend, wind" (see vicarious). Sense of "lacking authority" is first recorded early 15c.; that of "lacking moral strength" late 14c. Weaken (v.) is recorded from 1520s; the earlier verb was simply weak (late 14c.). Weak-kneed "wanting in resolve" is from 1870. 词根记忆： a. 虚弱的,软弱的;不够标准的;淡薄的,稀的The weak speaker made a speech on the bleak peak.虚弱的讲话者在荒凉的山峰上发表了演说. |
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