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infirmity
n. 虛弱
On leaving the hospital, the patient felt almost too weak to walk, but he soon overcame this infirmity.
離開醫院時，病人覺得虛弱得幾乎走不動，但他很快就克服了虛弱。
debilitate
vt. 使虛弱 反：invigorate 增添活力，使精力充沛
The patient had been so debilitated by the fever that he lacked the strength to sit up.
這病人因發燒而一直很虛弱，以致于連坐起來的力氣都沒有。
enervate
vt. 使無力
Enervated by the heat, we rested under a shady tree until our strength was restored.
熱得沒力時我們坐在一棵陰涼的樹下休息，直到力氣恢復為止。
incapacitate
vt. 使不能
Ruth will be absent today. She is incapacitated by a sore throat.
露絲令天將缺席，喉嚨痛使她不能出席。
decadent
adj. 衰微的 反：flourishing 繁榮的
When industry moves away, a flourishing town may quickly become decadent.
工業移走時，一個繁榮的城鎮很快就會衰徽。
decrepit
adj. 老朽的 反：sturdy 強健的
Bill rode past the street on a horse that looked decrepit and about to collapse.
比利騎一匹看起來既老朽又快倒了的馬經過街上。
dilapidated
adj. 荒廢的
Up the road was an abandoned farmhouse, partially in ruins, and near it a barn, even more dilapidated.
沿那條路走下去，有一間部分毀壞的廢棄農舍，農舍附近有一個谷倉，荒廢得更厲害。
flimsy
adj. 薄弱的
Judy understands algebra well but I have only a flimsy grasp of the subject.
朱蒂精通代數，但我對這科的理解卻很薄弱。
frail
adj. 虛弱的 反：robust 強健的
To be an astronaut, you must be in robust health. It is not an occupation for a frail person.
做太空人必須身體強壯，虛弱的人不適合進這行業。
