| 词汇 | slightness |
| 释义 | slightness noun[ U ] uk /ˈslaɪt.nəs/ us /ˈslaɪt.nəs/ slightnessnoun[U] (OF AMOUNT)the quality of being small in amount or degree: 细长|苗条|纤细 Because of the slightness of the symptoms, it is often very difficult to persuade patients that they are cured. A lawyer friend is surprised at the slightness of the payment. The language they use disguises the slightness of their contribution to public debate. Given the slightness of the resemblance, it's surprising he noticed it. The very slightness of the change long prevented its being appreciated or noticed. Small baby bijou bite-sized claustrophobically compactly dwarf midget miniaturized missy modest modestly no/not enough room to swing a catidiom on the large, small, etc. sideidiom S, s sampler scaled-down scrubby shoe box shrunken wee slightnessnoun[U] (THINNESS)(of a person) the quality of being thin and delicate: （人）瘦小，纤弱 Charlie's slightness makes him seem shorter than he really is.查理的瘦弱使他看起来比实际的矮。 The contrast between her tall elegance and his slightness was striking.她的高大优雅和他的瘦小纤弱形成了鲜明的对比。 His black uniform accentuated both the slightness of his build and the natural paleness of his skin. His physical slightness meant he was held back in age-group sport. Slightness need not imply lack of strength. Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people) be as thin as a rakephrase be skin and bone(s)idiom ectomorph ectomorphic emaciated emaciation gauntly hollow lithe raw-boned scrawny slender slight slimness sparely thinness ultra-thin wasted wirily wiry slightnessnoun[U] (LACK OF SERIOUSNESS)the quality of not dealing with very serious or important subjects, or not needing much serious thought: Excellent performances by the two leads make up for the slightness of the tale. His poems have a certain slightness. The play is profoundly affecting, despite the apparent slightness of its subject matter. Sometimes the slightness of subject matter cannot be concealed by the brilliance of the execution. The film is 120 minutes long which, given the slightness of the material, is pushing it. Of little or less importance be in/under someone's shadowidiom be neither here nor thereidiom big deal biggie derisory marginal meaningless meaninglessly meaninglessness mere picayune picture piddling piddly piffling unserious unseriousness venial vestigial vestigially Seeslight Examples of slightnessslightness Hoby was a very small boy and grew up to be nicknamed the little knight for his slightness and short stature. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Almost everybody concedes the novel's charm, but some have demurred at the slightness of the material. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. For all the cuddly slightness of his delivery, these songs are lushly rendered and pool in stream-of-consciousness reflection that's more meaningful as a whole. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These early machines suffered from slightness in the drive wheels, axles and valve gear, and from unequal distribution of weight, a serious problem given the questionable track they ran on. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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