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minuscule

美 [ˈmɪnəskjuːl]英 [ˈmɪnəskjuːl]
  • adj.微小的;极小的
  • n.同“miniscule”
minusculeminuscule

adj.

极小的;微小的
extremely small

minuscule

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  • 1
    ADJ 极小的;微小的
    If you describe something as minuscule, you mean that it is very small.

    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。

noun

1
a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
2
the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
Synonym: small letter lowercase lower-case letter

adj

1
very small
a minuscule kitchen
a minuscule amount of rain fell
Synonym: miniscule
2
lowercase
little a
small a
e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters
Synonym: little small
3
of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial;7th to 9th centuries
Synonym: minuscular

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  1. The Museum Project was based on this combination of basic forces and primeval elements which move slowly and majestically , with us as minuscule witnesses .

    这个博物馆项目是基于这些基本的力量和最原始的元素,它们缓慢大气地运动,而我们则是微小的见证者。

  2. The effect is so minuscule , however , that it can 't be seen with current technology on a single image of jets from a supermassive black hole .

    然而,这种影响是极其微小的,利用目前的技术在单一的图像上无法看到磁场对超级黑洞射流的影响。

  3. 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。

  4. As things stand , Hong Kong 's renminbi banking system is minuscule .

    就目前的情况而言,香港的人民币银行体系可谓微不足道。

  5. The human race only a minuscule portion of the earth 's history .

    人类只有占有极小部分地球历史。

  6. The next few years are only a minuscule part of the equation .

    今后的几年只是其中很短的一段时间。

  7. 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。

  8. The share for any individual college is minuscule , of course .

    当然了,单看任何一家大学,这一比例都微乎其微。

  9. The risk to public health is minuscule .

    对公众健康造成的危害是微乎其微的。

  10. 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。

  11. Penetration in China is still minuscule , at 3 per cent of the population .

    中国的汽车普及率仍微不足道,仅达到总人口的3%。

  12. You could make something minuscule seem enormous .

    你可以展示一下如何让小东西变大。

  13. But although tea production in America is minuscule , consumption is booming .

    尽管美国茶产量很少,但是消费需求却是在高涨。

  14. 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。

  15. The actual science propelling the story is , shall we say , rather minuscule .

    可以说,推动故事情节的真实科学依据非常薄弱。

  16. He had to live in this minuscule room .

    他不得不住在这极小的房间里。

  17. Don 't worry . Most of them are minuscule in size .

    但是不用担心,它们中的绝大多数体积都非常小。

  18. The muscle you gain is minuscule compared with the total amount of skeletal muscle in the body .

    你获得的肌肉相对于全身的骨骼肌来说只是一小部分。

  19. 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。

  20. Not that much sales really , because as everyone knows the conversion rate from FREE to PAID is really minuscule .

    不是由于销量真的有多高,大家知道,从免费软件到收费软件的转换率是非常低的。

  21. Windows " share of tablets is minuscule .

    在平板电脑市场Windows所占份额更可谓是芝麻粒豆。

  22. 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。

  23. To some this seemed a laughable prospect in a country that then had minuscule internet penetration .

    在一些人看来,这简直可笑,因为当时在中国还没有多少人使用互联网。

  24. Any aid on offer from Moscow would be minuscule relative to funds from the EU and the International Monetary Fund .

    与希腊从欧盟及国际货币基金组织(IMF)获得的资金相比,莫斯科能够提供的任何援助都会显得微不足道。

  25. 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?

  26. Within two decades , the minuscule transmitters are expected to replace the familiar bar codes now found on most products .

    在二十年内,这种微型信号发射装置将取代大家熟悉的条形码,如今条形码可在大多数商品上面见到。

  27. Minuscule though the number is , it is a rise on the previous two years ( 1.87 per cent and 1.57 per cent ) .

    尽管该比例极小,但相较前两年的1.87%和1.57%,它还是上升了。

  28. It was a minuscule amount of money – but for this woman , the coin represented a meal .

    我吃惊地看着硬币,它的面额很低&但对那个女人而言,这就是一顿饭!

  29. " The relative attractiveness of its residents is only a minuscule factor in evaluating a city 's merit . "

    “另外,居民是否具有魅力只是评价一座城市的一个很小的因素。”

  30. Only minuscule quantities of silver are used and there is no waste , unlike chemical-etching processes .

    而且这也不像化学腐蚀加工方法那样,它仅需要非常少的银,并且没有浪费。