Weak-willed - Peacock

Japanese: 意志薄弱 - いしはくじゃく

Weak willpower and lack of perseverance. Weak mental strength to motivate and control one's actions and behavior.

[Conjugation] --na, --de, --da.

[Example] He's so stubborn, it's annoying. Even though he's old and has a weak stomach. He's weak-willed. [Nagayo Yoshiro * A man called Takezawa Sensei | 1924-25]

[Example] Women seem to have a tendency to identify weak-willed and useless men almost by intuition, take advantage of this, and hurt them until they are completely defeated. [Osamu Dazai * Equality between men and women | 1946]

Source: Dictionary of Four-character Idioms About Dictionary of Four-character Idioms Information

Japanese:

意志の力が弱く、がまん強さに欠けること。自分の行為・行動を促したり制御したりする精神の力が弱い様子。

[活用] ―な・―で・―だ。

[使用例] どうも意地きたなで困るんですのよ。いい齢して、お腹が弱いくせに。意志薄弱で［長与善郎＊竹沢先生と云ふ人｜1924～25］

[使用例] 女性には、意志薄弱のダメな男をほとんど直観に依って識別し、これにつけ込み、さんざんその男をいためつけ〈略〉かえりみないという傾向がございますようで［太宰治＊男女同権｜1946］

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