minuscule

英 [ˈmɪnəskjuːl]

美 [ˈmɪnəskjuːl]

adj.  极小的; 微小的

复数：minuscules　

TOEFLGRE

BNC.18985 / COCA.13257

牛津词典

adj.

• 极小的；微小的
  extremely small

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 极小的;微小的
  If you describe something asminuscule, you mean that it is very small.
  1. The film was shot in 17 days, a minuscule amount of time.
     这部电影仅用短短的17天便拍摄完毕。

英英释义

noun

• a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
• the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
  Synonym:small letterlowercaselower-case letter

adj

• very small
  1. a minuscule kitchen
  2. a minuscule amount of rain fell
  Synonym:miniscule
• lowercase
  1. little a
  2. small a
  3. e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters
  Synonym:littlesmall
• of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial
  Synonym:minuscular

双语例句

• But Iraqi oil still represents just a small percentage of China's oil imports, and a minuscule portion of its overall energy supply.
  但从伊拉克进口的石油占中国石油进口量的比例依然很小，在中国能源供应总量中的占比更小。
• DaimlerChrysler said it would start selling its minuscule two-seater cars in the United States from 2008.
  戴姆勒&克莱斯勒集团称，它将从2008年起开始在美国出售其微型双座轿车。
• After all, what business does a large creature like an elephant have to fear from a minuscule mouse?
  说到底，一个像大象这样的大家伙，究竟为什么要害怕像小老鼠这样一个小不点儿呢？
• The minuscule cash portion of the bonuses for top performers is a cause for concern at the bank, since many employees rely on the February infusion of cash to pay for apartments in Manhattan and tuition at private schools.
  顶尖业绩者奖金中，现金部分所占比例微小，在银行里引发了担忧，因为许多员工都依赖2月份入帐的现金来支付曼哈顿的公寓和私立学校学费。
• First, the risks of default, always minuscule, have been removed.
  首先，一向微乎其微的违约风险如今已经消除。
• Existing shareholders would be left with a minuscule stake.
  现有股东将持有剩下的很小一部分股权。
• The difference between Harvard and Caltech last year was minuscule, Baty said in a telephone interview. Whats happened this year is Caltech has seen a significant increase in its research income.
  在电话采访中Baty表示在去年的时候哈佛和加州理工的差距已经是非常小了，而今年最大的变化是加州理工获得了很大的研究收入的增长。
• Success or failure often turns on minuscule differences in problem definitions.
  成败往往取决于问题定义的细小差异。
• Astronomers think this effect, although minuscule for Earth, could play a role in the black hole dynamos that power quasars.
  天文学家认为，这种影响，但是对地球微不足道，可在黑洞发电机功率类星体的角色。
• Proportionate to the possible membership, we represent a minuscule number of hard of hearing people.
  相对于重听人实际总数，我们表现出的只是一个极小的数字。