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词汇 unsubstantial
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Definition of unsubstantial in English:

unsubstantial

adjectiveʌnsəbˈstanʃ(ə)lˌənsəbˈstæn(t)ʃəl
  • Having little or no solidity, reality, or factual basis.

    不坚固的,不充实的;不现实的;无事实根据的

    a pretty if unsubstantial cubist composition
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Absolutely and there was a not unsubstantial minority within the party that felt that this was nothing that the Greens should have accepted and should have agreed to, and they felt betrayed by their leadership.
    • It would seem therefore with the new visa policy, Indonesia is likely to lose the majority of my annual spending; not a lot individually but I am sure there are many others in similar situations and the total loss will not be unsubstantial.
    • Not only were the figures’ words vague but they were also unsubstantial, confusing and pointless.
    • I think she's like her husband in that she can absorb a lot of information and then come through with very glib unsubstantial notions that don't work.
    • It is also refers to unsubstantial talk or writing.
    • I quite agree, except I chose to hide behind my facade of dyed hair and unnatural lashes while pretending to not understand and therefore was spared the embarrassment of giving my unsubstantial opinions.
    • We throw around concepts, but often our thoughts are vague and unsubstantial.
    • It's a waste of calories in an unsubstantial meal.
    • When I was in Bombay, I read the TOI and for me, what it gives is not news: I found the newspaper unsubstantial and slightly frivolous.
    • Public opinion has also been critical of the Annual Session and its unsubstantial agenda.
    • It is precisely this form of unsubstantial surface democracy of neoliberal politics that the author the original article attempts to point toward.
    • Reality in this world seemed so strange, inconsistent and unsubstantial to him as he felt confusion welling inside him.
    • Their sound has become insipid and unsubstantial.
    • This scenario was as unsubstantial as most of the claims made by campaign groups about the potential danger that anthrax could be easily used as a bio-weapon.
    • Cute, no doubt, but fairly unsubstantial, considering this small feature is the only content that directly relates to the film itself on the DVD.
    • A film director, according to this thinking, selects a ‘challenging’ work out of a box from which he or she might just as well choose something frothy and unsubstantial.
    • Shaw was often criticized for writing plays full of unsubstantial, if witty, banter.
    • Occassionally the formula slips into pure atmosphere and unsubstantial blur, but on the bulk of the tracks this is a slow-swinging, quietly edgy experiment from a multi-talented fusioneer.
    • In comparison, I seemed small and unsubstantial.
    • Yet, it would be easy to dismiss this collection of poetic blues/folk for something totally unsubstantial.
    Synonyms
    unreal, non-existent, fictional, fictitious, pretend, make-believe, mythical, mythological, legendary, storybook, fanciful, fantastic

Derivatives

  • unsubstantiality

  • nounʌnsəbstanʃɪˈalɪtiˌənsəbˌstæn(t)ʃiˈælədi
    • The stone hard solidity of the quatrefoils, which were cared in relief, has given way to the spiritual unsubstantiality, for the trefoils are carved out, hollow forms like the hollow ‘spiritual’ squares of the second level.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The following stipulation in the record shows the unsubstantiality of that statement just quoted from his opinion.
      • With diligent and continuous practice, this formal processing of all our mental and physical experiences leads to progressively deeper insights into the essential characteristics of all things: impermanence, infelicity and unsubstantiality.
      • Most of the time, my debates of World War 2 will be met with allegations of unsubstantiality.
      • The answer is that unsubstantiality does not depend on being manifest or unmanifest, but on the capacity to vanish when divested of existence.
  • unsubstantially

  • adverb
    • The clamp member protrudes only unsubstantially above the beach surface, and its upper jaw has a rounded upper surface so that there will be little or no risk that it will be tripped over.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After selection, a series of Tantric rituals takes place in the secrecy of the back chambers of the Kumari palace, and the spirit of Taleju, which had been drifting around unsubstantially, is at last safely housed.
      • But in spite of the good intentions of the workers, the structure was unsubstantially and hastily constructed on low moist ground and without good cement.
      • Reservations for restaurants and theatres, particularly those in large department stores increased unsubstantially during this period.
      • The economy generated less than 60,000 jobs in November when the market had been expecting a unsubstantially higher figure of 150,000.

Definition of unsubstantial in US English:

unsubstantial

adjectiveˌənsəbˈstæn(t)ʃəlˌənsəbˈstan(t)SHəl
  • Having little or no solidity, reality, or factual basis.

    不坚固的,不充实的;不现实的;无事实根据的

    a pretty if unsubstantial cubist composition
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When I was in Bombay, I read the TOI and for me, what it gives is not news: I found the newspaper unsubstantial and slightly frivolous.
    • It is also refers to unsubstantial talk or writing.
    • Public opinion has also been critical of the Annual Session and its unsubstantial agenda.
    • Cute, no doubt, but fairly unsubstantial, considering this small feature is the only content that directly relates to the film itself on the DVD.
    • A film director, according to this thinking, selects a ‘challenging’ work out of a box from which he or she might just as well choose something frothy and unsubstantial.
    • Their sound has become insipid and unsubstantial.
    • Yet, it would be easy to dismiss this collection of poetic blues/folk for something totally unsubstantial.
    • Reality in this world seemed so strange, inconsistent and unsubstantial to him as he felt confusion welling inside him.
    • I think she's like her husband in that she can absorb a lot of information and then come through with very glib unsubstantial notions that don't work.
    • It would seem therefore with the new visa policy, Indonesia is likely to lose the majority of my annual spending; not a lot individually but I am sure there are many others in similar situations and the total loss will not be unsubstantial.
    • Occassionally the formula slips into pure atmosphere and unsubstantial blur, but on the bulk of the tracks this is a slow-swinging, quietly edgy experiment from a multi-talented fusioneer.
    • In comparison, I seemed small and unsubstantial.
    • Not only were the figures’ words vague but they were also unsubstantial, confusing and pointless.
    • We throw around concepts, but often our thoughts are vague and unsubstantial.
    • It's a waste of calories in an unsubstantial meal.
    • I quite agree, except I chose to hide behind my facade of dyed hair and unnatural lashes while pretending to not understand and therefore was spared the embarrassment of giving my unsubstantial opinions.
    • This scenario was as unsubstantial as most of the claims made by campaign groups about the potential danger that anthrax could be easily used as a bio-weapon.
    • Shaw was often criticized for writing plays full of unsubstantial, if witty, banter.
    • It is precisely this form of unsubstantial surface democracy of neoliberal politics that the author the original article attempts to point toward.
    • Absolutely and there was a not unsubstantial minority within the party that felt that this was nothing that the Greens should have accepted and should have agreed to, and they felt betrayed by their leadership.
    Synonyms
    unreal, non-existent, fictional, fictitious, pretend, make-believe, mythical, mythological, legendary, storybook, fanciful, fantastic
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