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单词 insubstantial
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insubstantial

adjective
/ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl/
/ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl/
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  1. not very large, strong or important
    • an insubstantial construction of wood and glue
    • an insubstantial argument
    • an insubstantial meal
  2. (literary) not real or solid
    • as insubstantial as a shadow
  3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin insubstantialis, from in- ‘not’ + substantialis (from substantia ‘being, essence’, from substant- ‘standing firm’, from the verb substare).
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