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单词 tenuous
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tenuous

adjective
/ˈtenjuəs/
/ˈtenjuəs/
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  1. so weak or uncertain that it hardly exists
    • a tenuous hold on life
    • His links with the organization turned out to be, at best, tenuous.
  2. extremely thin and easily broken
    • the tenuous threads of a spider’s web
  3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: formed irregularly from Latin tenuis ‘thin’ + -ous.
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