Children, I grant, should be innocent; but when the epithet is applied to men, or women, it is but a civil term for weakness.

  • -- Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin 玛丽·葛德文

我承认,孩子应该是无辜的;但当这个词被用于男性或女性时,它只是一个表示软弱的民事用语。

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My biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated.

作为一名耐力运动员,我最大的弱点是训练后没有喝足够的水,因此有时在脱水的情况下比赛。

Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.

虽然智力无法改变性格,但它是为自己的弱点寻找委婉语的能手。