adj. 薄的;瘦的;稀薄的;微弱的
vt. 使瘦;使淡;使稀疏
vi. 变薄;变瘦;变淡
adv. 稀疏地;微弱地
n. 细小部分
n. (Thin)人名;(越)辰;(柬)廷
thin 薄的,稀疏的
来自古英语 thynne,薄的,来自 Proto-Germanic*thunni,薄的,来自 PIE*ten,延展,拉长,词源 同 extend,tender,tenuous.词义由拉长引申为细长,薄的,脆弱的等诸多相关词义。
These our actors ... were all Spirits, and Are melted into Ayre, into thin Ayre. [Shakespeare, "The Tempest," IV.i.150, 1610]"Loose or sparse," hence "easily seen through," with figurative extensions. Related: Thinly; thinness. Thin-skinned is attested from 1590s; the figurative sense of "touchy" is from 1670s.