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Flimsy Metathesis Film N Gauzy Covering Y 13386.Flimsy

正面 13386.flimsy
英 ['flɪmzɪ]美 ['flɪmzi]

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释义:
adj. 脆弱的;浅薄的;易损坏的;不周密的n. 薄纸;复写纸;打字纸
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。

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)。
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。
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."

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