| 单词 | vulnerable |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['vʌlnərəb(ə)l] |
| 解释 | a.易受攻击的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.易受攻击的(capa ble of being physically wounded; assailable) 【考】 反义词：safe(安全的 ) 【记】 vulner(伤)+able→易 受伤的 【同】 派生词: vulnerability (n. 易受攻击) 【例】 That country is economically vulnerable but militarily a colossus. |
| 字源 | vulnerable (adj.) c.1600, from Late Latin vulnerabilis "wounding," from Latin vulnerare "to wound, hurt, injure, maim," from vulnus (genitive vulneris) "wound," perhaps related to vellere "pluck, to tear" (see svelte), or from PIE *wele-nes-, from *wele- (2) "to strike, wound" (see Valhalla). |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 易受攻击的; (受到劝说或诱惑时)易受影响的 【记】vulner = wound(n 创伤), able－易受伤的 【反】safe(adj 安全的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】vuln- 源自wound |
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