英汉词典

tenuous 基本解释

• adj. 纤细的；稀薄的；贫乏的

tenuous 词态变化

tenuous 中文词源

来自拉丁语 tenuis,拉长的，薄的，细的，来自 PIE*ten,展开，词源同 extend,thin,attenuate.引 申词义纤细的，脆弱的等。

tenuous 英文词源

tenuous

tenuous: [16] Tenuous comes from the same ultimate ancestor as thin. It is an alteration of an earlier and now defunct tenuious, which was adapted from Latin tenuis ‘thin’. And this went back to the Indo-European base *ten- ‘stretch’, a variant of which produced English thin.
=> tend, thin

tenuous (adj.)

1590s, "thin, unsubstantial," irregularly formed from Latin tenuis "thin, drawn out, meager, slim, slender," figuratively "trifling, insignificant, poor, low in rank," from PIE root *ten- "to stretch" (cognates: Sanskrit tanuh "thin," literally "stretched out;" see tenet) + -ous. The correct form with respect to the Latin is tenuious. The figurative sense of "having slight importance, not substantial" is found from 1817 in English. Related: Tenuously; tenuousness.

tenuous 英文释义

1. having little substance or significance;

"a flimsy excuse"

"slight evidence"

"a tenuous argument"

"a thin plot"

2. having thin consistency;

"a tenuous fluid"

3. very thin in gauge or diameter;

"a tenuous thread"

tenuous 双语例句

1. This decision puts the President in a somewhat tenuous position.

这个决定使得总统的位置有些岌岌可危。

来自柯林斯例句

2. a tenuous hold on life

命若游丝

来自《权威词典》

3. He has a rather tenuous grasp of reality.

他对现实认识很肤浅.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous.

许多省份之间的文化和历史纽带被认为是很脆弱的。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The historical links between many provinces were seen to be very tenuous.

许多省份之间的历史纽带被认为是很脆弱的。

来自辞典例句

tenuous 实用场景例句

a tenuous hold on life

命若游丝

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous...

许多省份之间的文化和历史纽带被认为是很脆弱的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This decision puts the President in a somewhat tenuous position.

这个决定使得总统的位置有些岌岌可危。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The link between anger and injuries has been more tenuous; studies have yielded conflicting results.

愤怒与受伤之间的关系较勉强: 研究得出相互矛盾的结果.

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During interphase the chromosomes are too tenuous to be stained.

在间期中,染色体非常纤细,以致不能被染色.

辞典例句

Moreover, statistical research suggests that the link between spending and educational outcomes is tenuous.

而且, 统计研究表明,支出和教育结果之间的关系是相当含糊的.

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The Sonia connection had been dismissed throughout the 1960 s as too tenuous to be relied upon.

整个60年代,人们都认为索尼亚这条线索证据不足,难以置信,因而也无人过问.

辞典例句

Wealth and power can be fleeting, family bonds tenuous , status mercurial.

财富权力转眼成空, 家庭关系淡薄如纸, 名望地位飘忽不定.

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Your argument is very tenuous, since it relies so much on speculations and hearsay.

因为你的论点很大程度上依赖推测和传言,根本站不住脚.

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Fine , elegant and distinguished by an elegant scent of violets and tenuous perfumes of wild berries.

香气优雅而独特, 有优雅的紫罗兰香气和细微的野莓香气.

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The difference, if it exists, is extremely tenuous.

这种差别即使存在也是微不足道的.

辞典例句

Karl's relationships with Anthony, Smith and Martin are tenuous at best.

卡尔与安东尼 、 史密斯和马丁的关系非常微妙.

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In other words, the intersection between polite professionalism and honest conversation can be a tenuous crossroads.

在换句话说, 礼貌的方式和诚实的交谈之间是一个微妙的十字路口.

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Molecules in the more tenuous upper atmosphere are preferentially scattering blue light.

而上层大气中稀薄的分子更多地是散射蓝光.

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Then there's the tenuous rule of law.

法制法规不健全(薄弱).

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He gave a tenuous account of his past life.

他对他过去的生活说得很含糊.

辞典例句

The key of processing tenuous hole by plain lathe is the design of apparatus.

用普通车床加工细长孔,夹具和钻具的设计是关键.

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In spite of our feelings and immortality, our existence is far tenuous than we might think.

尽管我们感觉自己不可战胜、长生不老, 但我们的生命远比想像的要脆弱.

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He has a rather tenuous grasp of reality.

他对现实认识很肤浅.

《简明英汉词典》

The tenuous position of New Orleans is no secret.

新奥尔良的特殊地理位置并不是秘密.

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As the pace of life In the city speeds up, human communication becomes superficial and tenuous.

随着城市生活节奏加快, 人际交往变得浮于表面、敏感脆弱.

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The most egregious excessive bonus payouts now include a tenuous link to performance.

最令人震惊的高额奖金支付,现在也开始空洞地与绩效挂钩.

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But the Fed's independence is more tenuous than the ECB's.

但是美联储的独立性较欧洲中央银行更模糊.

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More minorities maybe living the American dream, but their hold on that dream tenuous.

较多的少数民族也许心怀他们的美国梦, 但是他们实现这个梦想的机会实在渺茫.

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The key of processing tenuous hole by plain lathe is the design of clamping apparatus.

摘要用普通车床加工细长孔,夹具和钻具的设计是关键.

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Concentration of control of mass media has congealed at a tenuous time in national history.

大众传播媒介的集中控制是在美国历史上一个软弱无力的时期形成的.

辞典例句

In this column , I'll explain why indecency law tenuous ground, from a constitutional perspective.

在这个专栏, 我将解释为什么从宪法角度来说不良法律立基不稳.

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a tenuous hold on life

命若游丝

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》