| 单词 | insubstantial |
| 释义 | insubstantial (once / 23498 pages) adj Insubstantial is an adjective that means lacking form, substance or nutritional value. If you're really hungry, a bowl of clear broth will seem pretty insubstantial. If there is insubstantial evidence to convict an accused criminal, he will be set free. In the office, insubstantial expenses should be paid out of the petty cash draw. A thin blouse is too insubstantial to be worn in this cold weather. And a candy bar makes an insubstantial lunch — a sandwich and fruit would be more nutritious. WORD FAMILYinsubstantial: insubstantiality, insubstantially+/insubstantiality: insubstantialities/substance: substances, substantial/substantial: insubstantial, substantialer, substantiality, substantially, substantialness, unsubstantial/substantiality: substantialities/unsubstantial: unsubstantialise, unsubstantialize, unsubstantially/unsubstantialise: unsubstantialised USAGE EXAMPLESBut instead he found himself face to face with none other than the insubstantial ghost of his old mentor. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) The idea of home, you see, is as tantalizingly insubstantial to Mr. Oliver as that of a father. New York Times(Nov 01, 2016) But what is it, this insubstantial, intangible inner… what, exactly? The Guardian(Oct 16, 2016) 1adj lacking material form or substance; unreal as insubstantial as a dream an insubstantial mirage on the horizon Syn|Ant unreal, unsubstantial aerial, aeriform, aery, airy, ethereal characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air shadowy, wraithlikelacking in substance stringyconsisting of or containing string or strings immaterial, nonmaterialnot consisting of matter material, real, substantial having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary materialderived from or composed of matter 2adj lacking in nutritive value Syn jejune unwholesome detrimental to physical or moral well-being |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。