Flimsy



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.轻而薄的; 脆弱的
• ［英］ adj.轻而薄的 ( thin and easily broken or damaged) ;脆弱的 ( poorly made and fragile)
• ［记］ 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
• ［例］ flimsy cloth. flimsy argument.

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective (flimsier; -est)

• Etymology: perhaps alteration of ［sup］1［/sup］film + -sy (as in tricksy)
• Date: circa 1702
• 1.
  • a. lacking in physical strength or substance <flimsy silks>
  • b. of inferior materials and workmanship
• 2. having little worth or plausibility <a flimsy excuse>
• ? flimsily adverb
• ? flimsiness noun

II. noun (plural flimsies)

• Date: 1814
• chiefly British a lightweight paper used especially for multiple copies; also a document printed on flimsy

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