in·sub·stan·tial
adjective/ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl/
/ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl/
- not very large, strong or important
不大的；不坚固的；不重要的 - an insubstantial construction of wood and glue
用木头和胶黏合的简单构造 - an insubstantial argument
不充实的论据 - an insubstantial meal
不丰盛的一顿饭
- an insubstantial construction of wood and glue
- (literary) not real or solid
非真实的；非实体的；虚幻的 - as insubstantial as a shadow
虚无缥缈
- as insubstantial as a shadow
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin insubstantialis, from in- ‘not’ + substantialis (from substantia ‘being, essence’, from substant- ‘standing firm’, from the verb substare).