プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
もろい【×脆い】
&fRoman1;〔こわれやすい〕fragile；〔表面は堅いが粉々になりやすい〕brittle
この土瓶はもろくできている
This earthen teapot is easily broken.
薄くてもろい茶碗
a fragile teacup
この建物は砂の山のようにもろい
This building would be as easy to destroy as a mound of sand.
&fRoman2;
❶〔弱い〕weak；〔はかない〕frail
彼らの友情は実にもろかった
Their friendship was all too brittle [frail].
人間の心のもろさ
the frailty of the human heart
もろくも第１回戦で敗れた
They were beaten easily in the first round.
❷〔心が動かされやすい〕
情にもろい
be easily moved
彼女は涙もろい
She is easily moved to tears.／She cries easily.