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foible

/foi-buhl/US // ˈfɔɪ bəl //UK // (ˈfɔɪbəl) //

可笑之处,可怕性,泡沫,瑕疵

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect: an all-too-human foible.
    • : the weaker part of a sword blade, between the middle and the point.

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Examples

  • Human foibles have never been more readily apparent, or more easily exposed.

  • It’s a provocative, entertaining book that, much like Wolfe did, exposes our collective foibles and makes everybody look a little cartoonish.

  • These scientists aren’t necessarily familiar with the quirks and foibles of interferometric arrays.

  • The Steelers are indeed playing awful football, but most of their foibles are on the offensive side of the ball.

  • The narrative fleshes out humanlike foibles that strike chords in your heart.

  • His foible met the flash of the other man's forte, and his blade bounced aside like a sprung bow.

  • Il ne suffit pas de dire que l'esprit est foible, il faut lui faire sentir ses foiblesses.

  • Emancipation is all a delusion, a foible, a fantasy, an idle dream!

  • Judith consented to consult her; Mary soon found out the foible of the poor woman.

  • And now and then a human foible might be recorded by the stonemason without risk of undermining society's foundations.