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fragile
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of FRAGILE
[more fragile; most fragile]
: easily broken or damaged易损坏的；脆弱的 : very delicate纤弱的；精致的 : not strong不牢固的
- the flower's fragile petals花朵脆弱的花瓣
- Her health has always been very fragile.她的身体一直很虚弱。
- fragile bones易碎的骨头
- an artist with a fragile ego自尊心脆弱的艺术家
- He is in an emotionally fragile state.他的感情非常脆弱。
- her fragile beauty她的纤美
- The two countries have formed a fragile coalition.两国结成了不牢靠的联盟。
- a fragile cease-fire不确定的停火
Example Sentences
Her health has always been very fragile. an artist with a fragile ego He is in an emotionally fragile state. The two countries have formed a fragile coalition.
Recent Examples on the Web Their first face-to-face meeting since then comes at a fragile time for both leaders, testing how boundless that friendship really is. 
Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 The consequences of that strategy, however, are that that system becomes very fragile once that centerpiece is removed. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 Mules and hinnies, born of unions between horse and donkey, are generally sterile; big-cat hybrids such as ligers and tigons—blends between lion and tiger that have been bred in captivity—often end up in very fragile health. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 July 2022 After all, the relationship with customers is always very fragile – and all the more so when serving luxury shoppers. Walter Loeb, Forbes, 13 June 2022 The original dress was so fragile that after her slow climb up the red carpet, Kardashian changed into a replica. New York Times, 18 May 2022 My strong, outgoing, outspoken mother seemed so fragile. San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022 But the Ukraine leaks are much worse than the norm — because of their potential to upset already very fragile relations between Washington and Moscow. Damon Linker, The Week, 10 May 2022 The egg is so fragile and yet the tradition has not left -- the tradition was not killed throughout the centuries. Stephanie Griffith, CNN, 16 Apr. 2022 See More
Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 The consequences of that strategy, however, are that that system becomes very fragile once that centerpiece is removed. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 Mules and hinnies, born of unions between horse and donkey, are generally sterile; big-cat hybrids such as ligers and tigons—blends between lion and tiger that have been bred in captivity—often end up in very fragile health. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 July 2022 After all, the relationship with customers is always very fragile – and all the more so when serving luxury shoppers. Walter Loeb, Forbes, 13 June 2022 The original dress was so fragile that after her slow climb up the red carpet, Kardashian changed into a replica. New York Times, 18 May 2022 My strong, outgoing, outspoken mother seemed so fragile. San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022 But the Ukraine leaks are much worse than the norm — because of their potential to upset already very fragile relations between Washington and Moscow. Damon Linker, The Week, 10 May 2022 The egg is so fragile and yet the tradition has not left -- the tradition was not killed throughout the centuries. Stephanie Griffith, CNN, 16 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fragile, borrowed from Latin fragilis, from frag-, variant stem of frangere "to break, shatter" + -ilis "subject to, susceptible to (the action of the verb)" (alteration of -ibilis -ible, originally by haplology after verb stems ending in a labial consonant) — more at break entry 1
First Known Use
1521, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of fragile was in 1521 Phrases Containing fragile
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