foible

英 ['fɔɪbl] 美 ['fɔɪbl]

• n. 小缺点；小毛病

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 小缺点，弱点，小毛病
2. 怪癖
3. 剑身弱部
4. 刀剑的前段
5. 癖好
6. 自负的地方

adj. 形容词

1. 弱的，虚弱的

英英释义

Noun:

1. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

2. the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Lazy is one of the foible in humanity.
   人性的弱点之一是懒惰。
2. My grandfather always carries his watch in his pocket, it's a foible of his.
   我的祖父总是把手表放在口袋里，这是他的一种怪习性。

经典引文

• A foible of Mr. Holt's..was omniscience.

  出自： Thackeray

• He had flown with the emir..and was familiar with his foibles at the controls.

  出自： A. Frater

近反义词

【近义词】

• eccentricity 古怪
• defect 缺点
• idiosyncrasy 特质
• vice 缺点
• weakness 软弱
• fault 缺点
• shortcoming 缺点
• quirk 怪癖
• imperfection 不完美
• kink 纽结
• mannerism 明显或过份固守独特格调或...