insubstantial
发音
英 [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl]
美 [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl]
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- adj.
- 无实体的，无实质的
- 非实在的
单词词源
insubstantial 非实体的，不坚固的
in-,不，非，substantial,结实的，牢固的，实体的。
双语例句
- 1. A good , if rather insubstantial , first novel .
- 虽有些差强人意，也算是第一本好小说。
- 2. Yet he has done more than any other government minister to underpin the king 's insubstantial aphorism .
- 然而在大臣之中，他为支持国王这脆弱的口号所做的最多。
- 3. He moved though the house , as silent and insubstantial as a shadow .
- 他穿过房子，像安静而又虚幻的影子一样。
- 4. From the window , they looked as insubstantial as shadows . They were in full sigh , but not a sound did they make .
- 从窗子看去，人也好像和影子一样轻浮，只能看到他们，而听不到关于他们的一点声音。
- 5. Tracking my fingertips over his olive skin , I 'm struck by the potency and fragility of blood and breath and bone these intricate , insubstantial casings that separate us , keep us alive .
- 我的指尖在他橄榄色的皮肤上划过，血骨和呼吸的力量与脆弱同时击中了我这种繁杂的、脆弱的感觉分开了我们，让我们得以喘息。