Definition of infirm in English:

infirm

adjective ɪnˈfəːmɪnˈfərm

1Not physically or mentally strong, especially through age or illness.
（尤指因年老、疾病而）体虚的；脆弱的
those who were old or infirm
elderly and infirm people
care for the infirm
Example sentencesExamples
- David Rigby had worked at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield for six years when, one night in June, he sneaked into the ward where the infirm pensioner was bedridden.
- Norwegian scabies occurs predominantly in elderly, infirm, or immunosuppressed people and in those with mental illness.
- We'd rather believe that health care is all about healing the sick, helping the infirm and comforting the afflicted.
- Well the sick and infirm crawled out of their beds to play this fine course, but of course they didn't play it very well.
- The development will include an elderly and mentally infirm unit, and 55 residential flats on land adjacent to the cricket ground.
- Ballinrobe has been seeking a home for the elderly infirm since 1971 and an announcement last year that money had been allocated for the purchase of a site raised expectations.
- Meanwhile, here's the story of a special smart couch for the sick or infirm that is designed to recognize who is sitting in it, and help them to perform various tasks.
- They have spent much of the past 48 hours trying to get the sick, trying to get the infirm, trying to get the elderly off this island.
- The Windsor unit cares for seven residents who are mentally infirm and are suffering from Alzheimer's Disease or other types of dementia.
- A constant core activity is humanitarian aid - providing medicine and care for the sick, transporting the infirm, buying bricks or roofing material to repair housing.
- Most of the camp's best defenders were absent, out on a hunting trip; the population mainly comprised women, children, and aged or infirm men.
- Furthermore, the home was failing to create an environment where mentally ill and physically infirm people could properly be cared for and safely live alongside each other.
- This was a medieval religious foundation which, until the Reformation, had also provided a school for the sons of its members and almshouses for the sick and infirm.
- There are also plans for an eight-bed care facility for elderly, mentally infirm residents, which will be run by Pembrokeshire County Council.
- One other category springs to mind - those who are too young, old, sick and infirm to move at all.
- Soon the sick and infirm from all over the country were arriving at his door in Clonmore.
- The firm also wants to build a new 60-bed nursing home with additional elderly, mentally infirm places.
- There were not even stretchers or wheelchairs to carry the sick and infirm.
- I intend to give a narrative verdict and my finding is that Mr Bamford died as a result of an attack by a mentally infirm individual.
- Mentally and physically infirm, he stayed in the jail lobby for three days before anyone noticed him.
Synonyms
frail, weak, feeble, enfeebled, weakly, debilitated, decrepit, bedridden
ill, unwell, sick, sickly, poorly, indisposed, in poor/declining health, failing, ailing
doddering, doddery, tottering, wobbly, unsteady, unstable
1. 1.1archaic (of a person or their judgement) weak; irresolute.
  〈古〉（人，判断力）软弱的；犹豫不决的，优柔寡断的
  he was infirm of purpose
  他意志薄弱。
  Example sentencesExamples
  While standing for an expanded trade unionism the left has to carefully but firmly distinguish itself from their Congress' infirm vision.
  Keenly sensitive to these insults, Raglan had to grapple with a French command whose sense of purpose seemed infirm.
  A court cannot grant finality to a constitutionally infirm judgment.
  Too distrustful to delegate his responsibility to his ministers, he was too infirm of will to strike out and follow a consistent course for himself.

Derivatives

infirmly

adverb

The catalytic activity is related to the total SO42− groups bonded on the surface of the substrate but not those infirmly bonded.
Example sentencesExamples
- The catalytic activity is related to the total SO42− groups bonded on the surface of the substrate but not those infirmly bonded.
- Nor am I the slightest bit interested in using the model of an out-dated, infirmly and inferiorly working European, Japanese and general world scenario.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the general sense 'weak, frail'): from Latin infirmus, from in- 'not' + firmus 'firm'.

Definition of infirm in US English:

infirm

adjectiveinˈfərmɪnˈfərm

1Not physically or mentally strong, especially through age or illness.
（尤指因年老、疾病而）体虚的；脆弱的
Example sentencesExamples
- Soon the sick and infirm from all over the country were arriving at his door in Clonmore.
- Norwegian scabies occurs predominantly in elderly, infirm, or immunosuppressed people and in those with mental illness.
- Well the sick and infirm crawled out of their beds to play this fine course, but of course they didn't play it very well.
- The firm also wants to build a new 60-bed nursing home with additional elderly, mentally infirm places.
- The development will include an elderly and mentally infirm unit, and 55 residential flats on land adjacent to the cricket ground.
- Most of the camp's best defenders were absent, out on a hunting trip; the population mainly comprised women, children, and aged or infirm men.
- Mentally and physically infirm, he stayed in the jail lobby for three days before anyone noticed him.
- They have spent much of the past 48 hours trying to get the sick, trying to get the infirm, trying to get the elderly off this island.
- I intend to give a narrative verdict and my finding is that Mr Bamford died as a result of an attack by a mentally infirm individual.
- Meanwhile, here's the story of a special smart couch for the sick or infirm that is designed to recognize who is sitting in it, and help them to perform various tasks.
- Furthermore, the home was failing to create an environment where mentally ill and physically infirm people could properly be cared for and safely live alongside each other.
- We'd rather believe that health care is all about healing the sick, helping the infirm and comforting the afflicted.
- There were not even stretchers or wheelchairs to carry the sick and infirm.
- This was a medieval religious foundation which, until the Reformation, had also provided a school for the sons of its members and almshouses for the sick and infirm.
- The Windsor unit cares for seven residents who are mentally infirm and are suffering from Alzheimer's Disease or other types of dementia.
- A constant core activity is humanitarian aid - providing medicine and care for the sick, transporting the infirm, buying bricks or roofing material to repair housing.
- Ballinrobe has been seeking a home for the elderly infirm since 1971 and an announcement last year that money had been allocated for the purchase of a site raised expectations.
- There are also plans for an eight-bed care facility for elderly, mentally infirm residents, which will be run by Pembrokeshire County Council.
- David Rigby had worked at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield for six years when, one night in June, he sneaked into the ward where the infirm pensioner was bedridden.
- One other category springs to mind - those who are too young, old, sick and infirm to move at all.
Synonyms
frail, weak, feeble, enfeebled, weakly, debilitated, decrepit, bedridden
1. 1.1archaic (of a person or their judgment) weak; irresolute.
  〈古〉（人，判断力）软弱的；犹豫不决的，优柔寡断的
  he was infirm of purpose
  他意志薄弱。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A court cannot grant finality to a constitutionally infirm judgment.
  Keenly sensitive to these insults, Raglan had to grapple with a French command whose sense of purpose seemed infirm.
  While standing for an expanded trade unionism the left has to carefully but firmly distinguish itself from their Congress' infirm vision.
  Too distrustful to delegate his responsibility to his ministers, he was too infirm of will to strike out and follow a consistent course for himself.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the general sense ‘weak, frail’): from Latin infirmus, from in- ‘not’ + firmus ‘firm’.

词汇	infirm
释义	Definition of infirm in English: infirm adjective ɪnˈfəːmɪnˈfərm 1Not physically or mentally strong, especially through age or illness. （尤指因年老、疾病而）体虚的；脆弱的 those who were old or infirm elderly and infirm people care for the infirm Example sentencesExamples David Rigby had worked at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield for six years when, one night in June, he sneaked into the ward where the infirm pensioner was bedridden. Norwegian scabies occurs predominantly in elderly, infirm, or immunosuppressed people and in those with mental illness. We'd rather believe that health care is all about healing the sick, helping the infirm and comforting the afflicted. Well the sick and infirm crawled out of their beds to play this fine course, but of course they didn't play it very well. The development will include an elderly and mentally infirm unit, and 55 residential flats on land adjacent to the cricket ground. Ballinrobe has been seeking a home for the elderly infirm since 1971 and an announcement last year that money had been allocated for the purchase of a site raised expectations. Meanwhile, here's the story of a special smart couch for the sick or infirm that is designed to recognize who is sitting in it, and help them to perform various tasks. They have spent much of the past 48 hours trying to get the sick, trying to get the infirm, trying to get the elderly off this island. The Windsor unit cares for seven residents who are mentally infirm and are suffering from Alzheimer's Disease or other types of dementia. A constant core activity is humanitarian aid - providing medicine and care for the sick, transporting the infirm, buying bricks or roofing material to repair housing. Most of the camp's best defenders were absent, out on a hunting trip; the population mainly comprised women, children, and aged or infirm men. Furthermore, the home was failing to create an environment where mentally ill and physically infirm people could properly be cared for and safely live alongside each other. This was a medieval religious foundation which, until the Reformation, had also provided a school for the sons of its members and almshouses for the sick and infirm. There are also plans for an eight-bed care facility for elderly, mentally infirm residents, which will be run by Pembrokeshire County Council. One other category springs to mind - those who are too young, old, sick and infirm to move at all. Soon the sick and infirm from all over the country were arriving at his door in Clonmore. The firm also wants to build a new 60-bed nursing home with additional elderly, mentally infirm places. There were not even stretchers or wheelchairs to carry the sick and infirm. I intend to give a narrative verdict and my finding is that Mr Bamford died as a result of an attack by a mentally infirm individual. Mentally and physically infirm, he stayed in the jail lobby for three days before anyone noticed him. Synonyms frail, weak, feeble, enfeebled, weakly, debilitated, decrepit, bedridden ill, unwell, sick, sickly, poorly, indisposed, in poor/declining health, failing, ailing doddering, doddery, tottering, wobbly, unsteady, unstable 1.1archaic (of a person or their judgement) weak; irresolute. 〈古〉（人，判断力）软弱的；犹豫不决的，优柔寡断的 he was infirm of purpose 他意志薄弱。 Example sentencesExamples While standing for an expanded trade unionism the left has to carefully but firmly distinguish itself from their Congress' infirm vision. Keenly sensitive to these insults, Raglan had to grapple with a French command whose sense of purpose seemed infirm. A court cannot grant finality to a constitutionally infirm judgment. Too distrustful to delegate his responsibility to his ministers, he was too infirm of will to strike out and follow a consistent course for himself. Derivatives infirmly adverb The catalytic activity is related to the total SO42− groups bonded on the surface of the substrate but not those infirmly bonded. Example sentencesExamples The catalytic activity is related to the total SO42− groups bonded on the surface of the substrate but not those infirmly bonded. Nor am I the slightest bit interested in using the model of an out-dated, infirmly and inferiorly working European, Japanese and general world scenario. Origin Late Middle English (in the general sense 'weak, frail'): from Latin infirmus, from in- 'not' + firmus 'firm'. Definition of infirm in US English: infirm adjectiveinˈfərmɪnˈfərm 1Not physically or mentally strong, especially through age or illness. （尤指因年老、疾病而）体虚的；脆弱的 Example sentencesExamples Soon the sick and infirm from all over the country were arriving at his door in Clonmore. Norwegian scabies occurs predominantly in elderly, infirm, or immunosuppressed people and in those with mental illness. Well the sick and infirm crawled out of their beds to play this fine course, but of course they didn't play it very well. The firm also wants to build a new 60-bed nursing home with additional elderly, mentally infirm places. The development will include an elderly and mentally infirm unit, and 55 residential flats on land adjacent to the cricket ground. Most of the camp's best defenders were absent, out on a hunting trip; the population mainly comprised women, children, and aged or infirm men. Mentally and physically infirm, he stayed in the jail lobby for three days before anyone noticed him. They have spent much of the past 48 hours trying to get the sick, trying to get the infirm, trying to get the elderly off this island. I intend to give a narrative verdict and my finding is that Mr Bamford died as a result of an attack by a mentally infirm individual. Meanwhile, here's the story of a special smart couch for the sick or infirm that is designed to recognize who is sitting in it, and help them to perform various tasks. Furthermore, the home was failing to create an environment where mentally ill and physically infirm people could properly be cared for and safely live alongside each other. We'd rather believe that health care is all about healing the sick, helping the infirm and comforting the afflicted. There were not even stretchers or wheelchairs to carry the sick and infirm. This was a medieval religious foundation which, until the Reformation, had also provided a school for the sons of its members and almshouses for the sick and infirm. The Windsor unit cares for seven residents who are mentally infirm and are suffering from Alzheimer's Disease or other types of dementia. A constant core activity is humanitarian aid - providing medicine and care for the sick, transporting the infirm, buying bricks or roofing material to repair housing. Ballinrobe has been seeking a home for the elderly infirm since 1971 and an announcement last year that money had been allocated for the purchase of a site raised expectations. There are also plans for an eight-bed care facility for elderly, mentally infirm residents, which will be run by Pembrokeshire County Council. David Rigby had worked at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield for six years when, one night in June, he sneaked into the ward where the infirm pensioner was bedridden. One other category springs to mind - those who are too young, old, sick and infirm to move at all. Synonyms frail, weak, feeble, enfeebled, weakly, debilitated, decrepit, bedridden 1.1archaic (of a person or their judgment) weak; irresolute. 〈古〉（人，判断力）软弱的；犹豫不决的，优柔寡断的 he was infirm of purpose 他意志薄弱。 Example sentencesExamples A court cannot grant finality to a constitutionally infirm judgment. Keenly sensitive to these insults, Raglan had to grapple with a French command whose sense of purpose seemed infirm. While standing for an expanded trade unionism the left has to carefully but firmly distinguish itself from their Congress' infirm vision. Too distrustful to delegate his responsibility to his ministers, he was too infirm of will to strike out and follow a consistent course for himself. Origin Late Middle English (in the general sense ‘weak, frail’): from Latin infirmus, from in- ‘not’ + firmus ‘firm’.
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