Word
tenuity
薄;细
核心释义
thinness, slenderness
- 1.
细薄;纤细
Thinness, slenderness.
- 2.
贫乏;稀少
Meagreness, paucity.
稀少;贫乏;细薄;纤细;贫乏;稀少;纤细;薄
用法In use
The tenuity of the ice made it too dangerous to skate on.
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.
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.
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。
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。
[be] marked by tenuity
正式用法,强调特征。
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