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unsubstantiality

/uhn-suhb-stan-shuhl/US // ˌʌn səbˈstæn ʃəl //UK // (ˌʌnsəbˈstænʃəl) //

不真实,不符合事实,不实在的,不实在

Related Words

unreal虚幻的,虚幻,虚无缥缈,不真实的fragile脆弱的,娇嫩的,脆弱,纤弱的frail羸弱的,脆弱的,体弱的,体弱thin薄,单薄,薄薄的,细imaginary虚构的,虚构,想象的,虚幻的unbelievable不可思议的,难以置信,难以置信的,不可思议vaporous蒸气,蒸汽的,蒸腾的,蒸汽visionary有远见的人,愿景者,有远见者,远见卓识aerial航拍,空运,航行,空中diaphanous褶皱,褶皱的,褶皱式的,褶皱型ethereal空灵的,空灵,虚无缥缈,空旷的filigree丝网,细丝,花丝,丝绸inane无稽之谈,无聊,无意义的,毫无意义的shadowy有阴影的,有阴暗面的,有阴暗面,有阴影

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not substantial; having no foundation in fact; fanciful; insubstantial: an unsubstantial argument; unsubstantial hopes.
    • : without material substance: an unsubstantial ghost.
    • : lacking material substance; materially paltry: an unsubstantial dinner of bread and cheese.
    • : lacking strength or solidity; flimsy: an unsubstantial wall of cardboard.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouninfirmity
Synonyms
affliction痛苦,困扰,苦难,苦恼ailing患病的,患病,生病的,生病ailment疾病,病症,病痛,毛病confinement囚禁,拘禁,监禁,拘束debilitation衰弱,衰竭,减弱,虚弱debility体弱多病,体弱,衰弱,体弱症decay腐烂,衰变,衰落,衰减decrepitude颓废,衰弱,腐朽性,衰退defect缺陷,瑕疵,叛逃,叛逃事件deficiency不足之处,缺陷,缺点,不足delicacy美味佳肴,美味,珍馐,美味的东西delicateness精致度,精致性,美味度,娇嫩度disease疾病,病症,病,患病diseasedness病态,患病率,患病情况,疾病disorder紊乱,无序,无秩序,无序的failing失败,失败的,失效,失误fault错,故障,错误,缺点feebleness软弱无力,软弱,软弱性,软弱无能flimsiness薄情寡义,薄弱,薄板,单薄flu感冒,感流感,流感,流流fragileness脆弱,脆弱程度,脆弱性,脆弱度fragility脆弱性,脆弱,脆弱程度,脆弱度frailness体弱,体弱多病,虚弱,脆弱frailty体弱,虚弱,体弱多病,体质ill health健康状况不佳,健康不佳,健康不良,身体不适imperfection不完善的地方,不完善,不完善之处,不完美indisposition病症,病况,病痛,病情insubstantiality非实体性,不实在的,不实在,不真实malady弊病,弊端,恶疾malaise发热,发热症,发烧,发热病puniness惩罚性,惩罚,惩罚性的,惩罚性问题shortcoming缺点,缺陷,短处,短缺sickliness病态,病态性,病态程度,患病率unhealth不健康,不健康状况,不健康的,非健康unhealthiness不健康,不健康状况,不健康状态,不健康的unsoundness不健全,不健全性,不健康,不健全的unwellness不健康,不舒服,不健康状况,不健康状态vulnerability脆弱性,漏洞,脆弱,脆弱程度weakliness弱点,软弱性,弱势,虚弱weakness弱点,虚弱,弱势,虚弱性

Examples

  • They’re unsubstantial, and the first few times I skied them, before snow out here in southwestern Colorado had substantially accumulated, I was afraid, deep down, that skiers would think I was, too.

  • They’re unsubstantial, and the first few times I skied them, before snow in southwestern Colorado had substantially accumulated, I was afraid, deep down, that skiers would think I was, too.

  • The level of opposition to the Ryan budget among the bishops is not unsubstantial.

  • There cannot be an unsubstantial city of demons to be seen at night, that vanishes and becomes only plain forest in the daytime?

  • One of the enemy side-slips, dives and streaks to the earth, leaving a cloud of smoke to mark his unsubstantial path.

  • Watson's and Brooke's stories proved as unsubstantial as the astonishing romance adopted by grave de Thou.

  • I dare say it would have been all right had we been four months old, but being rather more mature, it seemed unsubstantial.

  • A cabin would be built upon the land and some unsubstantial improvements made.

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