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what the difference between thin and slim ?
2012年12月22日 19:44
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Hello,
To extend the excellent point above about slim having a better connotation than thin in regards to people. I would also add that, both the words may be used in other contexts in different ways too.
So thin is used as a description of an unhealthy level of bodyweight. In probability we would say, there is a slim chance of winning (not a thin chance of winning). Talking about objects, we would not normally say it is slim, normally we would say it is thin, like a thin paintbrush or a thin piece of paper. There are always exceptions, but normally this is the case. Thin is also used in other contexts, like weather, we would say, at the top of a mountain, the atmosphere is thin.
So in addition to the human the uses for humans, one implying that someone is of a healthy weight (slim), and the other implying someone is underweight (thin), there are also a range of other contexts in which these words differ.
I hope this helps,
Best regards,
Shaun.
2012年12月22日
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The words mean the same thing, but "slim" has a positive connotation, and the word makes often suggests attractiveness. "thin" doesn't connote attractiveness, and can easily be used in a negative context: "He's thin as the result of his cancer."
2012年12月22日
thin is probably thinner than slim. Maybe you could say when slim people lose weight they get thin.
2012年12月22日
They are both the same.
2012年12月22日
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