flimsy
英['flɪmzɪ]
美['flɪmzi]
- adj. 脆弱的；浅薄的；易损坏的；不周密的
- n. 薄纸；复写纸；打字纸
词态变化
比较级: flimsier;最高级: flimsiest;副词: flimsily;名词: flimsiness;
助记提示
1. perhaps a metathesis of film (n.) "gauzy covering" + -y / -sy.
2. flim- (谐音“覆泥膜”----覆盖泥土的薄膜)。
中文词源
flimsy 劣质的
可能来自film的拼写变体，薄膜，膜片，引申词义脆弱的，劣质的。-s, 复数后缀，比较ballsy, folksy. 或直接来自flimflam, 胡扯，欺骗，劣质。
英文词源
- flimsy (adj.)
- 1702, of unknown origin, perhaps a metathesis of film (n.) "gauzy covering" + -y (2). Figuratively (of arguments, etc.) from 1750s. Related: Flimsily; flimsiness.
双语例句
- 1. She was wearing a flimsy pink dress that streamed out behind her.
- 她穿的那件轻薄的粉红色连衣裙在身后飘舞。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The storm flattened the flimsy wooden huts that the villagers lived in.
- 风暴刮平了村民们居住的脆弱的木屋.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. She felt cold in her flimsy dress.
- 她穿得单薄所以觉得冷.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. This kind of paper is flimsy.
- 这种纸很薄.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare.
- 她只在薄如蝉翼的睡衣外套了一件薄睡袍，而且光着脚。
来自柯林斯例句