insubstantial

insubstantial
adjective
  1. lacking strength and solidity
    不牢固的,不牢靠的
    the huts are relatively few and insubstantial.
    小屋相对较少,亦不牢固。
    insubstantial evidence.
    不可靠的证据。
    ■not solid or real; imaginary
    非实体的,非真实的;虚构的
    the flickering light made her face seem insubstantial.
    闪烁的灯光使她的脸庞显得亦真亦幻。
派生
insubstantiality
noun
insubstantially
adverb
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from late Latin insubstantialis, from in- 'not' + substantialis (see substantial)
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