the tenuity of [sth]
常用于描述物质或物体的稀薄、纤细程度。
The tenuity of the thread made it almost invisible.
这根线的纤细使它几乎看不见。
薄；细
稀少；贫乏；细薄；纤细；贫乏；稀少；纤细
细薄；纤细
Thinness, slenderness.
贫乏；稀少
Meagreness, paucity.
The tenuity of the ice made it too dangerous to skate on.
冰层太薄，在上面滑冰太危险了。
用法提示：tenuity 是名词，在句中作主语，表示冰层“薄”的状态。
He checked the tenuity of the wire before bending it.
他在弯曲这根金属丝前检查了它的细度。
用法提示：tenuity 是名词，作及物动词 checked 的宾语，表示金属丝“细”的程度。
Because of the tenuity of the paint layer, we gave the wall another coat.
由于漆层太薄，我们又给墙壁刷了一层。
用法提示：tenuity 是名词，用在 because of 后作介词宾语，说明漆层“薄”的原因。
常用于描述物质或物体的稀薄、纤细程度。
The tenuity of the thread made it almost invisible.
这根线的纤细使它几乎看不见。
正式用法，强调特征。
The air at high altitudes is marked by tenuity.
高海拔地区的空气以稀薄为特点。
形容词常为extreme, great等，加强程度。
The extreme tenuity of the gas made it difficult to contain.
气体的极度稀薄使其难以容纳。
grammar · medium
易错句子The air is tenuity.
正确表达The air is tenuous.
tenuity为名词，不能直接作表语形容词，应改为形容词tenuous。
grammar · medium
易错句子The tenuities of the theory are obvious.
正确表达The tenuity of the theory is obvious.
tenuity是不可数名词，不能用复数形式。
区分词性：tenuity 是名词，tenuous 是形容词。例如，a tenuous thread（纤细的线）与 the tenuity of the thread（线的纤细）。
读音相近但意义不同：tenuity 表示细薄或微弱，tenacity 表示坚韧不拔。
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