プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
もろい【×脆い】
I 〔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.
II
1 〔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.
2 〔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.