brittle

Compared meaning: easily broken or damaged (adjective).

比较义项：易碎的，容易损坏（形容词）。

• delicate

  Emphasizes fineness or preciousness; describes finely made things that need gentle handling to avoid tearing or scratching, not necessarily because they shatter.

  强调精细、珍贵，形容制作精巧的物品，需要轻柔对待以免撕破或刮伤，不一定是因为它会碎裂。

  This vintage silk scarf is delicate, so handle it very gently to avoid tearing it.

  这条复古真丝丝巾很精细易损，所以要非常轻柔地对待，以免撕破。

• fragile

  The most neutral, general word for something that breaks or shatters easily; commonly printed on shipping boxes to warn handlers.

  是最中性、最通用的说法，指容易破碎或摔碎的物品，常印在快递箱上提醒搬运者小心轻放。

  The fragile ornaments were wrapped in bubble wrap before shipping.

  这些易碎的装饰品在运输前用气泡膜包好了。

• brittle 本词

  Describes hard, stiff material that has lost flexibility and snaps or cracks rather than bends, often because of age, dryness, or cold.

  形容材质坚硬、失去韧性，一折就断或一碰就裂，常因老化、干燥或寒冷而变成这样。

  The old rubber band had become brittle and snapped the moment I touched it.

  这根旧橡皮筋已经变脆了，我一碰就断了。

Delicate, fragile, and brittle all describe things that break easily. Delicate stresses fine, precious things that need gentle handling. Fragile is the most neutral, general word, often printed on boxes to warn handlers. Brittle describes hard, stiff material that has lost flexibility and snaps easily.

这三个词都能形容容易损坏或破碎的物品，但语气和场合不同：delicate 强调精细、珍贵，需要小心轻放；fragile 是最中性通用的说法，常印在包装箱上提醒搬运者；brittle 则强调材质变硬、失去韧性，一折就断。这里不比较 delicate 的“棘手的，微妙的”（如 a delicate situation）、fragile 的“脆弱的，不稳定的”（如经济、健康）以及 brittle 的“（性格、语气）生硬冷淡的”等引申义。