英['tenjuəs]美['tenjuəs]
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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)
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adjective(形容词)
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.
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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 薄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