“微弱”常见的英文表达有 feeble、faint、weak、slight 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
feeble:侧重于表示身体虚弱、力量微弱,也可用于形容声音、光线等微弱无力。例如:
The old man's voice was feeble.(这位老人的声音很微弱。)
The feeble light from the candle barely illuminated the room.(蜡烛微弱的光几乎照不亮整个房间。)
faint:常用来描述声音、光线、气味等非常微弱,几乎难以察觉;也可形容人身体虚弱、将要晕倒。例如:
I could hear a faint noise in the distance.(我能听到远处传来微弱的声音。)
She felt faint from hunger.(她因饥饿而感到虚弱。)
weak:使用范围较广,可表示身体虚弱、力量小,也可用于形容光线、信号、论据等不强烈、不充分。例如:
He is too weak to lift the heavy box.(他太虚弱了,抬不起这个重箱子。)
The radio signal is very weak here.(这里的收音机信号很弱。)
slight:多表示程度、数量、强度等轻微、微小,也可用于形容人的身体不够强壮。例如:
There was a slight improvement in his condition.(他的情况有了一点好转。)
She has a slight cough.(她有点轻微的咳嗽 。)