insubstantial

释义

in-（无）+ substantial。substance（实质）= sub-（在下）+ st（站立）= "立在"下面赋予事物实在性的东西。insubstantial 即缺乏这种坚实支撑。

常用搭配

• 1.insubstantial evidence无实质的证据
• 2.insubstantial claim站不住脚的主张

例句

• 1.

  The evidence against him was flimsy and insubstantial.

  对他不利的证据薄弱而无实质。

• 2.

  Ghosts are imagined as pale, insubstantial figures.

  人们把鬼魂想象成苍白虚幻的形影。