vulnerability
英 /ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti/ 美 /ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti/
- n. 脆弱性；易受伤害性The state of being easily harmed, affected, or attacked.
- n. 弱点；安全漏洞A weakness that allows damage or an attack.
The storm exposed the vulnerability of our old roof.
暴风雨暴露了我们旧屋顶的脆弱。
Investing in flood defences can reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities to increasingly severe storms.
投资防洪设施可以降低沿海社区面对日益猛烈的风暴时的脆弱性。
搭配
vulnerability to flooding 易受洪水侵袭security vulnerability 安全漏洞reduce vulnerability 降低脆弱性
辨析提示
泛指脆弱性时不可数；指具体漏洞时可数。
词族
vulnerable (adj.)、invulnerable (adj.)、invulnerability (n.)
近义 susceptibility、weakness
反义 invulnerability
相关词
- vulnerable 脆弱的；易受伤害的
- contaminate 污染；使受污染
- reclaim 取回；收回
- hectare 公顷
- hydroelectric 水力发电的
- incinerator 焚烧炉
- irrigation 灌溉
- manure 粪肥
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