【同义词辨析】 2019-05-23 瘦小thin-tenuous
thin: implies comparatively little extension between surfaces or in diameter: a ~ wire; or it may suggest lack of substance, richness, or abundance: soup that was ~ and tasteless. (abundant充沛富饶implies great and rich supply,如has surprisingly abundant energy for a woman of her age对于她这个年龄的妇女来说,她的体力充沛得惊人)
slender: implies leanness or spareness often with grace and good proportion: the ~ legs of a Sheraton chair. (lean和space是褒义词,表示精瘦没有多余脂肪lack of excessive fat,如来自饮食节制长期锻炼等,而上边的thin形容人一般是贬义,表示瘦弱面黄肌瘦不健康等) (Sheraton喜来登,酒店名, 还表示18实际一种新古典主义的家具风格,以Thomas Sheraton命名an 18th-century neoclassical furniture style, so called after Thomas Sheraton,这种家具的框架都是直角,腿是圆形,从上往下逐渐变细,所以例句中说它苗条) grace优雅是指动作控制良好有吸引力
slim: applies to a slenderness that suggests fragility or scantiness: ~ chance of success.
slight: implies smallness as well as thinness: the ~ build of a professional jockey. build体质,强调身体的尺寸和重量,如本例
tenuous: implies extreme thinness, sheerness, or lack of substance or firmness: the sword hung by a few ~ threads. (sheer织物等又薄又轻几乎透明的applies to a fabric that is thin, light and almost transparent,如sheer nylon轻薄的尼龙)
thin瘦、细: 指表面间距小或圆形直径小, 或表示缺乏实质不丰富不充沛,slender苗条: 表示精瘦并且优雅比例协调,slim苗条: 也表示苗条但暗示瘦弱或欠缺,slight瘦小: 表示既瘦又小,tenuous纤细: 指极端细小轻薄,缺乏实质不结实
记忆方法: 1)首字母2T3S想成太瘦<==瘦小
2)瘦小的不宽厚丰沛mean not thick, broad, abundant, or dense.