One way to picture it: a body so drained of strength that it cannot push back — the hand that can't grip, the voice that can't carry across a room.
From the word’s history
From Latin flēbilis 'to be wept over, lamentable' (from flēre 'to weep') — the word entered English via Anglo-Norman feble with the sense 'weak', so the modern core is 'weak' rather than 'tearful'.
這個字經由 Anglo-Norman feble 進入英文，更早可追到拉丁文 flēbilis「值得為之落淚的、可悲的」（來自 flēre「哭」）。有趣的是它到英文時已經是「虛弱」的意思，而不是「愛哭」——但那層「令人不忍、撐不起來」的味道還隱隱留著，所以 feeble 講的虛弱常常帶著一點讓人看了心軟或搖頭的感覺。
Wiktionary 'feeble' etymology tree (Middle English feble ← Anglo-Norman feble ← Latin flēbilis)
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原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
feebleadj/ˈfiːbəl/
- 1
Deficient in physical strength.
- Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.
- Pent up in Utica he vainly forms A poor Epitome of Roman Greatneſs, And, cover’d with Numidian Guards, directs A feeble Army, and an empty Senate, Remnants of mighty Battels fought in vain.
- 2
Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.
- That was a feeble excuse for an example.
feebleverb/ˈfiːbəl/
- 1
obsoleteTo make feeble; to enfeeble.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。