tenuous
adjective /ˈtenjuəs/
/ˈtenjuəs/
- 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。
- a tenuous hold on life
- 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。
- the tenuous threads of a spider’s web
词源late 16th cent.: formed irregularly from Latin tenuis ‘thin’ + -ous.