insubstantial

Word family noun substance substantiation substantive insubstantialityadjective substantial ≠ insubstantial substantive verb substantiate adverb substantially insubstantially

in·sub·stan·tial /ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl◂/ adjectiveadj

1 formalBREAK not solid, large, strong, or definite 不坚实的；不大的；脆弱的；不明确的

The evidence seemed very insubstantial.

证据看起来很不可靠。

an insubstantial meal

不丰盛的一顿饭

the insubstantial outline of a ship

一艘船不清晰的轮廓

2 literaryAL not existing as a real object or person 非实体的；虚幻的

insubstantial ghosts

虚幻的幽灵

Examples from the Corpus

insubstantial• Epstein called the evidence insubstantial.

词汇	insubstantial
释义	insubstantial Word family noun substance substantiation substantive insubstantialityadjective substantial ≠ insubstantial substantive verb substantiate adverb substantially insubstantially in·sub·stan·tial /ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl◂/ adjectiveadj 1 formalBREAK not solid, large, strong, or definite 不坚实的；不大的；脆弱的；不明确的 The evidence seemed very insubstantial. 证据看起来很不可靠。 an insubstantial meal 不丰盛的一顿饭 the insubstantial outline of a ship 一艘船不清晰的轮廓 2 literaryAL not existing as a real object or person 非实体的；虚幻的 insubstantial ghosts 虚幻的幽灵 Examples from the Corpus insubstantial• Epstein called the evidence insubstantial.
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