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