['tenjuəs]['tenjuəs]
  • adj. 脆弱的;稀薄的;贫乏的;纤细的;空洞的
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    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。
      adjective(形容词)
      1. (关系、想法、形势等)不确定的,不明朗的
      2. 纤细的;单薄的;脆弱的

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. (关系、想法、形势等)不确定的,不明朗的

      The police have only found a tenuous connection between the two robberies.

      我们只能认定这两桩抢劫案之间可能有某些联系。

    2. 纤细的;单薄的;脆弱的

    小知识

    If something is tenuous it's thin, either literally or metaphorically. If you try to learn a complicated mathematical concept by cramming for 45 minutes, you will have a tenuous grasp of that concept, at best.

    Tenuous comes from the Latin word tenuis, for thin, and is related to our word tender. Something can be physically tenuous, like a spiderweb or ice on a pond. We more often use it in a metaphorical sense, to talk about weak ideas. Tenuous arguments won't win any debate tournaments. Synonyms for tenuous, also used physically or metaphorically, are flimsy and shaky.

    实用短语

    1. tenuous wires

      细电线

    2. tenuous body

      纤体

    3. a tenuous nylon rope

      很细的尼龙绳,纤细的尼龙绳

    4. tenuous thread

      细线

    5. tenuous shadow crystal

      脆弱影水晶

    6. a tenuous argument

      空洞的情节,内容贫乏的论据

    7. tenuous s

      脆弱的,空洞的

    8. tenuous argument

      没有说服力的论据

    9. tenuous gossamer

      纤细的游丝

    单词用法

    词根词缀
    词根 tenu= thin 细, 薄 attenuate v. 使变薄 at 加强 + tenu 细,薄 + ate 使… → 使变薄 extenuate v. 减轻 ex 加强 + tenu 细,薄 + ate 做,造成,使… →〔把重罪〕弄轻 → 减轻〔罪行〕 extenuating adj. 掩盖罪行的 extenuat〔e〕减轻 + ing 正…的,令人…的 → 掩盖罪行的 tenuity n. 细,薄 tenu 细,薄 + ity 具备某种性质,状况 → 细,薄 tenuous adj. 细的 tenu 细,薄 + ous …的 → 细的

    词根词缀

    词根: tenu

    =thin,表示”细,薄”

    • adj.

      extenuating 使减轻的, 情有可原的

      extenuate[v.掩饰[罪行],减轻罪过]+ing……的→adj.使减轻的, 情有可原的

      tenuous 细薄的,稀薄的,空洞的

      tenu细,薄+uous多……的→

    • n.

      tenuity

      tenu细,薄+ity表名词→n.薄

    • v.

      attenuate 变薄,变弱

      at使+tenu细,薄+ate使……→使……细薄→变薄

      extenuate 掩饰[罪行],减轻罪过

      ex出+tenu细,薄+ate表动词→把重罪弄细弄薄→减轻罪过

    同义词

    slender  /  aerial

    同根词

    词根:tenuous

    adv.

    tenuously精细地

    n.

    tenuity稀薄;贫乏;纤细;微弱