tenuous

tenuous

英 ['tenjʊəs]
　　美 ['tɛnjuəs]

adj. 纖細的；稀薄的；貧乏的

中文詞源：

tenuous 纖細的，易斷的，脆弱的

來自拉丁語 tenuis,拉長的，薄的，細的，來自 PIE*ten,展開，詞源同 extend,thin,attenuate.引 申詞義纖細的，脆弱的等。

例句：

1. This decision puts the President in a somewhat tenuous position.
這個決定使得總統的位置有些岌岌可危。

2. a tenuous hold on life
命若遊絲

3. He has a rather tenuous grasp of reality.
他對現實認識很膚淺.

4. The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous.
許多省份之間的文化和歷史紐帶被認為是很脆弱的。

5. The historical links between many provinces were seen to be very tenuous.
許多省份之間的歷史紐帶被認為是很脆弱的。