tenuous
adj
1 thin; slender 薄的; 細的: the tenuous threads of a spider's web 蜘蛛網的細絲.
2 having little substance or significance; very slight 空洞無物的; 無關緊要的; 細微的
tenuous distinctions 細微的區別
preserve tenuous links with one's former friends 與過去的朋友維持不即不離的聯系
The difference, if it exists, is extremely tenuous. 這種差別即使存在也是微不足道的.
?? 擴展釋義
*['tenju?s]a. 稀薄的, 微細的, 纖細的, 脆弱的【醫】 細薄的, 纖細的
?? 同詞根單詞
tendvt. 照料,照顧;護理;照管,管理;
vi. 傾向(于),趨向(于);伺侯,招待;關心;注意;