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词汇 tenuous
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tenuous

adjective
/ˈtenjuəs/
/ˈtenjuəs/
  1. so weak or uncertain that it hardly exists脆弱的;微弱的;缥缈的
    • a tenuous hold on life命若游丝
    • His links with the organization turned out to be, at best, tenuous.最后证实他与这个组织的关系充其量不过是不即不离罢了。
  2. extremely thin and easily broken纤细的;薄的;易断的
    • the tenuous threads of a spider’s web蜘蛛网的细丝。
  3. 词源late 16th cent.: formed irregularly from Latin tenuis ‘thin’ + -ous.
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