tenuous
/ˈtenjʊəs/adjective
1- very weak or slight微弱的; 脆弱的, 不坚固的：
the tenuous link between interest rates and investment.
利率与投资之间可有可无的联系。
1.1
- very slender or fine; insubstantial细的, 精细的; 微弱的：
a tenuous cloud.
淡淡的云彩。
派生词
tenuously
adverbtenuousness
noun词源
late 16th cent.: formed irregularly from Latin tenuis 'thin' + -OUS.