insubstantial

英 [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl]

美 [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl]

adj.  不大的; 不坚固的; 不重要的; 非真实的; 非实体的; 虚幻的

GRE

BNC.19028 / COCA.21275

牛津词典

adj.

• 不大的；不坚固的；不重要的
  not very large, strong or important
  1. an insubstantial construction of wood and glue
     用木头和胶粘合的简单构造
  2. an insubstantial argument
     不充实的论据
• 非真实的；非实体的；虚幻的
  not real or solid
  1. as insubstantial as a shadow
     虚无缥缈

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不大的;不坚固的;脆弱的
  Something that isinsubstantialis not large, solid, or strong.
  1. Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide...
     火星的大气层极其稀薄,几乎全部由二氧化碳构成。
  2. Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent.
     她的四肢非常纤细,几乎是透明的。

英英释义

adj

• lacking material form or substance
  1. as insubstantial as a dream
  2. an insubstantial mirage on the horizon
  Synonym:unsubstantialunreal
• lacking in nutritive value
  1. the jejune diets of the very poor
  Synonym:jejune

双语例句

• Finite personalities are insubstantial fragments of this engulfing spiritual unity.
  有限的人格是这种兼容并包的精神统一的非实体的碎片。
• He moved though the house, as silent and insubstantial as a shadow.
  他穿过房子，像安静而又虚幻的影子一样。
• When Iceland began to melt down, so to speak, it became clear that the backing of the Icelandic central bank was insubstantial.
  当冰岛开始“融化”时，人们清楚地认识到，冰岛央行的支持并不牢靠。
• In the process of binding with the film aesthetic and applying the traditional culture, Chinese film is able to build it's own the mutual promotion between the substantial and the insubstantial and conception beyond images.
  在与电影美学的契合中，在弘扬传统文化的过程中，中国电影能够构建出虚实相生、境生象外的美学品格。
• Some of the other campers werein swimming, along the shore, one of them with a cake of soap, and the waterfelt thin and clear and insubstantial.
  沿岸有度假者在游泳，其中一人带着一块香皂，湖水清澈透明，人仿佛是游在虚空之中。
• A good, if rather insubstantial, first novel.
  虽有些差强人意，也算是第一本好小说。
• And based upon the view of substantial vs. insubstantial from philosophy and aesthetics, by integrating the theoretic discuss with case analysis, the thesis demonstrates why the artistic point of substantial vs. insubstantial will exist.
  并基于哲学、美学中的虚实观点，通过理论论述与案例分析相结合的方式论证了虚实艺术观为什么会存在的问题。
• His world is, on the whole, made wonderfully interesting. But it is insubstantial.
  他的世界大体说来写得非常有趣。但是虚构的。
• The biggest problem is that their own brands of these companies were weak and insubstantial, so the best solution out of the woods for those companies is to build their own brands as soon as possible.
  这些企业最大的问题在于自主品牌的虚弱及缺失，而尽快建立自己的品牌是它们走出困境的最佳选择。
• Imaginary and insubstantial victories;
  臆想和空想的胜利；