| 单词 | tenuous |
| 释义 | tenuous —tenuously, adv. —tenuousness, n. /ten"yooh euhs/, adj. 1. thin or slender in form, as a thread. 2. lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument. 3. thin in consistency; rare or rarefied. 4. of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial: He holds a rather tenuous position in history. 5. lacking in clarity; vague: He gave a rather tenuous account of his past life. [1590-1600; TENU(ITY) + -OUS] Syn. 1. attenuated. 4. insignificant, unimportant, trivial, trifling. Ant. 1. thick. 4. important, substantial. |
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