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词汇 insubstantial
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insubstantial

adjective
/ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl/
/ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl/
  1. not very large, strong or important不大的;不坚固的;不重要的
    • an insubstantial construction of wood and glue用木头和胶黏合的简单构造
    • an insubstantial argument不充实的论据
    • an insubstantial meal不丰盛的一顿饭
  2. (literary) not real or solid非真实的;非实体的;虚幻的
    • as insubstantial as a shadow虚无缥缈
  3. 词源early 17th cent.: from late Latin insubstantialis, from in- ‘not’ + substantialis (from substantia ‘being, essence’, from substant- ‘standing firm’, from the verb substare).
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