英英單字圖文記憶(239)
infirm [ɪnˈfɜ:rm]:
A person who is
infirm is weak or ill, and usually old.【體弱的;虛弱的】
【分解】:
【前缀】in = not ,表否定。
【字根】firm = firm,表:堅固。
【分析】:infirm = 不堅固。引申為:弱的;虛弱的;垂垂老矣;欠缺的。
For example,
We are here to
protect and assist the weak and infirm. 我們來這裡保護、幫助年邁體弱者。