insubstantial
insubstantial 英 [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl] 美 [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl]
adj. 脆弱的；无实体的；幻想的，非真实的
- Insubstantial is an adjective that means lacking form, substance or nutritional value. If you're really hungry, a bowl of clear broth will seem pretty insubstantial.
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- adj. 脆弱的；无实体的；幻想的，非真实的
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1. A beautiful but insubstantial girl, in 1943 she ran off with the much older Charlie Chaplin.
1943年，这位充满幻想的美丽女孩与比其年长许多的查理·卓别林私奔。
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2. Tracking my fingertips over his olive skin, I'm struck by the potency and fragility of blood and breath and bone– these intricate, insubstantial casings that separate us, keep us alive.
我的指尖在他橄榄色的皮肤上划过，血骨和呼吸的力量与脆弱同时击中了我——这种繁杂的、脆弱的感觉分开了我们，让我们得以喘息。
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3. Water also is insubstantial; by that I mean you cannot grasp hold of it, you cannot punch it and hurt it.
水也是没有实体的，这样说是指你无法抓住水，你无法击打它、伤害它。
- insubstantial (adj.) c. 1600, from Medieval Latin insubstantialis "not substantial," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Late Latin substantialis "having substance or reality, material," in Late Latin "pertaining to the substance or essence," from substantia "being, essence, material" (see substance). Related: Insubstantially.
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