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单词 unsubstantial
释义 un·substantial
\“+\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + substantial
: not substantial: as
 a. : lacking a basis in fact
  < an unsubstantial argument >
  < an unsubstantial hope >
  < unsubstantial speculation >
 b. : not having matter or substance : visionary, unreal
  < an unsubstantial phantom … luring men away from safety and ease — Bertrand Russell >
  < remote and unsubstantial as the most distant nebulae — G.W.Russell >
  < pale and unsubstantial in the moonlight, the shadowy figure of a man was moving — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall >
 c. : lacking firmness or strength in construction : weak, unstable
  < a chipping sparrow … collecting stray hairs from the farm horses' tails for lining her very unsubstantial nest — W.P.Smith >
  < a child of wax, delicate and charming and unsubstantial — H.G.Wells >
  < birds and butterflies and such unsubstantial things — W.H.Hudson †1922 >
un·substantially \“+\ adverb
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