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flim·sy 英ˈflɪmziː美ˈflɪmziAHDflĭmʹzē ★☆☆☆☆高四ＧＴ宝八ＩCOCA¹⁹⁸³²BNC²¹⁶⁷³iWeb¹⁵⁴⁹⁴Economist¹²⁵⁴¹
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adj.轻而薄得¹²;易坏的¹²;不足信的³⁹n.复写纸²⁵;薄纸副本¹²复数flimsies副词flimsily比较级flimsier最高级flimsiest名词flimsiness名词复数flimsies
变薄胆小虚弱懦弱，胆小
Noun:
a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
Adjective:
lacking solidity or strength;a flimsy table flimsy construction not convincing;unconvincing argument as unconvincing as a forced smile lacking substance or significance;slight evidence a tenuous argument a thin plot 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。flimsy cloth稀布,松织布…flimsy argument站不住脚的论点…
GRE红宝书原指拍film用的filmn 胶卷－轻而薄且不牢固的
源自film 胶卷，胶卷的特点
联想记忆：把flim看作film+sy→像胶卷一样的东西→易损坏的 →脆弱的联想记忆flim看作film+ sy → 像胶卷一样的东西 → 易损坏的 ⇒脆弱的GRE难词记忆flimsy→flim=film 薄膜+sy→薄膜的→轻而薄的近义词 light光weak弱的thin薄的limp跛行poor可怜的frail脆弱的slight轻微的aerial空中的feeble虚弱的fragile易碎的tenuous脆弱的delicate微妙的lame无说服力的frangible脆弱的onionskin葱皮纸dainty小巧精致的breakable易破碎的unsound腐烂变质的implausible难信的inadequate不适当的insubstantial脆弱的unconvincing不足以令人相信的…rickety连接处不牢固导致摇晃…
形容词63%,名词37%
用作形容词She wore aflimsydress.她穿一件薄连衣裙。
It is aflimsycardboard box.那是一个不结实的纸箱。
The evidence against him wasflimsy.指控他的证据不足信。
A close inspection of this argument would reveal howflimsyit is.仔细想想这个问题就会发现它其实毫无根据。adj.not strong;light, thin
同义词 chiffon,decrepit,feeble,insubstantial,rickety,shaky,tackyfrail,gossamer,slight,wobblycut-rate,defective,delicate,diaphanous,fragile,gauzy,house of cards,inadequate,infirm,meager,papery,rinkydink,sheer,slapdash,sleazy,superficial,transparent,unsound,unsubstantial,weak
反义词 strong,substantial,solid,sturdy,thickfirm,heavy,sound,toughadj.unconvincing, implausible
同义词 baseless,false,feeble,frivolous,groundless,lame,thinpoor,triflingassailable,contemptible,controvertible,fallacious,illogical,improbable,inadequate,inane,inconceivable,incredible,inept,puerile,shallow,superficial,transparent,trivial,unbelievable,ungrounded,unpersuasive,unreasonable,unsatisfactory,unsubstantial,weak,weakly,wishful
反义词 solid,strongconvincing,firm,plausible,reasonable,serious,sturdy,substantial
airyadjective delicate or ethereal
dainty,diaphanous,fragile,frail,frivolous,illusory,imaginary,immaterial,intangible,light,rare,rarefied,tenuous,thin,vaporous,visionary,volatile,weightless,wispy
baselessadjective without substantiation
bottomless,flimsy,foundationless,gratuitous,groundless,reasonless,unconfirmed,uncorroborated,unfounded,ungrounded,unjustifiable,unjustified,unsubstantiated,unsupported,untenable,unwarranted
breakableadjective easily hurt or destroyed
brittle,crisp,crispy,crumbly,delicate,flimsy,fracturable,fragile,frail,frangible,friable,shatterable,shattery,splintery,vitreous,weak
decrepitadjective deteriorated, debilitated, especially as a result of age
aged,anile,antiquated,battered,bedraggled,broken-down,creaky,crippled,dilapidated,doddering,effete,feeble,flimsy,fragile,frail,haggard,incapacitated,infirm,insubstantial,old,quavering,ramshackle,rickety,run down,seedy,senile,shabby,shaking,superannuated,tacky,threadbare,tired,tottering,tumble-down,unsound,used,wasted,weak,weakly,weather-beaten,worn,worn-out
delicateadjective sickly
ailing,debilitated,decrepit,feeble,flimsy,fragile,frail,infirm,shatterable,shattery,slender,slight,susceptible,tender,unhealthy,weak
diaphanousadjective fine, see-through
chiffon,clear,cobweblike,delicate,filmy,flimsy,gauzy,gossamer,light,pellucid,pure,sheer,thin,translucent,transparent Meanwhile, the derivatives market was the very embodiment of American fantasy and self-deception, built on as flimsy a foundation as Gatsby's wealth.
与此同时，建立在一个如盖茨比的财富般薄弱的根基之上的金融衍生市场，恰恰正是美国式的幻想和自欺的化身。 ecocn
Other countries, he says, should help out but“ must not encourage, in the name of artificial stability, a flimsy compromise that will only hold for a few months”.
他说，其他国家应该伸出援手而“万不可以人为稳定的名义怂恿达成一份脆弱的、仅能维持数月的妥协”。 ecocn |