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单词 insubstantial
释义
insubstantial
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.səbˈstæn.ʃəl//ˌɪn.səbˈstɑːn.ʃəl/us
/ˌɪn.səbˈstæn.ʃəl//ˌɪn.səbˈstɑːn.ʃəl/

insubstantialadjective(NOT ENOUGH)

not enough or notstrongenough:
不够的；不坚固的，脆弱的
an insubstantialmeal吃不饱的一顿饭
insubstantialevidence不充分的证据
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Light and weightless
  • (as) light as a featheridiom
  • airiness
  • airy
  • be (as) light as a featheridiom
  • ethereal
  • feather
  • fluffiness
  • fluffy
  • foamy
  • frothy
  • lathery
  • light
  • portability
  • portable
  • sheer
  • superlight
  • ultra-lightweight
  • weightless
  • wispy
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Of little or less importance

insubstantialadjective(IMAGINARY)

literary
notexistingas aphysicalpersonor thing:
非实体的；假想的，虚幻的
Sheseemedsomehowinsubstantial - ashadowof a woman.她好像并不真实存在似的——一个影子般的女人。
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True, real, false, and unreal
  • actual
  • actuality
  • actually
  • all that glitters is not goldidiom
  • apocryphal
  • faithful
  • fake news
  • false
  • false flag
  • falsely
  • nothing could be further from the truthidiom
  • nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
  • parallel universe
  • post-factual
  • practically
  • veridical
  • verifiability
  • verifiable
  • verifiably
  • verily
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(Definition ofinsubstantialfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

insubstantial| American Dictionary

insubstantial
adjective
us
/ˌɪn·səbˈstæn·ʃəl/
of littlevalueorimportance, or not beingstrong,solid, orlarge:
He waspopularduring the earlypartof the 20thcentury, but today hisworkseemsdatedand insubstantial.
(Definition ofinsubstantialfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinsubstantial

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Although the example given isinsubstantial, it helps to raise two questions of particular relevance to archaeology.
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Unfortunately, a notinsubstantialproportion of these challenges reflected misinterpretations, suggesting that the original exposition was not as clear as it could have been.
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First, the proportions of low income older homeowners with housing equity above the various thresholds are notinsubstantial.
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In practice, the quantitative effects of this transmission mechanism areinsubstantial.
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The "vapours," like all the otherinsubstantial, ghostly notions in this story, have become real, and the woman falls down dead, with pleasure.
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The differences, however, are remarkablyinsubstantial.
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To the extent that this model has some relevance to the human situation (a notinsubstantialcaveat), it suggests the potential multigenerational impact of different modes of maternal rearing behaviors.
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The information gathered wasinsubstantial.
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The higher estimate is notinsubstantial.
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We would perhaps like things to move more quickly, but it is not aninsubstantialgrant.
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I can understand that, as we now know howinsubstantialwas the basis on which the figures were produced.
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He knows it was noinsubstantialcontribution that was made in that way.
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When they are asked upon what data they have come to their conclusions, it is found that the data is ofteninsubstantial.
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In a full year they would cost £440 million—not aninsubstantialsum.
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The industry that we are discussing is not aninsubstantialindustry.
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