insubstantial
insubstantial
adjective
insubstantiality
noun
insubstantially
adverb
语源
adjective
- 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。
insubstantiality
noun
insubstantially
adverb
语源
- early 17th cent.: from late Latin insubstantialis, from in- 'not' + substantialis (see substantial)
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