词汇对比与辨析

核心差别

debilitate 强调debilitate 指使身体、精神或组织变得虚弱无力,enfeeble 则侧重使衰弱

使用场景对比

对比方面debilitateenfeeble
核心含义debilitate 指使身体、精神或组织变得虚弱无力,通常因疾病、压力或长期消耗导致。使衰弱,指通过削弱力量、活力或效力来导致某人或某物变得虚弱无力。
词性动词动词
使用语域debilitate 常用作及物动词,后接直接宾语,表示使某人或某物衰弱。句型为 "debilitate + 宾语",强调动作的直接影响。通常用作及物动词,后接宾语,表示使某人或某物衰弱。常见于被动语态,强调被削弱的状态。

对比例句

debilitate

The flu really debilitated him, and he had to stay in bed for a week.

流感让他虚弱不堪,他不得不在床上躺了一周。

debilitate

Lack of sleep can debilitate your ability to focus during the day.

睡眠不足会削弱你白天的专注力。

enfeeble

The long illness enfeebled him, making it hard to walk.

长期的疾病使他衰弱,走路都变得困难。

enfeeble

Poor nutrition can enfeeble children, affecting their growth.

营养不良会削弱孩子的体质,影响他们的发育。

常见误用提醒

使用 debilitate:The cold weather debilitates to me. → The cold weather debilitates me. (debilitate 是及物动词,直接接宾语,不需要加介词 to。正确用法是 "debilitate + 宾语",表示使某人衰弱。)

使用 debilitate:He feels very debilitate after the marathon. → He feels very debilitated after the marathon. (debilitate 是动词原形,这里应用过去分词 debilitated 作形容词,描述状态。正确形式表示 "感到虚弱的"。)

使用 enfeeble:The cold weather enfeebles me to go outside. → The cold weather enfeebles me, making it hard to go outside. (错误:误用“enfeeble”后接不定式“to go”,它不直接接不定式表示目的。正确:应使用分词结构或从句来描述结果,如“making it hard”。)