ADJ-GRADED (联系)脆弱的;(理由)站不住脚的,牵强的;(地位)不稳固的 If you describe something such as a connection, a reason, or someone's position as tenuous, you mean that it is very uncertain or weak. (联系)脆弱的;(理由)站不住脚的,牵强的;(地位)不稳固的
The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous.
许多省份之间的文化和历史纽带被认为是很脆弱的。
This decision puts the President in a somewhat tenuous position.