foible，英语单词，主要用作名词，作名词时译为“弱点；小缺点；癖好”。

N-COUNT A foible is a habit or characteristic that someone has which is considered rather strange, foolish, or bad but which is also considered unimportant. 小癖好

foible cocoon 绵茧

foible e 剑身弱部 ; 小缺点

Dan Foible 主要角色

Foible of liking suit-dress 女装癖

Today, however, the much-maligned human foible is being looked at in a different light.

然而今天，人们却从一个不同的角度来看待这个万人怨的人类弱点。

Sometimes a given page presented me with the challenge of deciding which design foible to point out.

有时，一个给定页面交给我，要我指出设计的毛病来是一个挑战。

Most cunningly had the Egyptian appealed to ione's ruling foible and most dexterously had he applied the poisoned dart to her pride.

这个埃及人非常狡猾地利用了伊俄涅的主要弱点，极其巧妙地用毒箭射中了她的自尊心。