minuscule
minuscule 英 [ˈmɪnəskju:l] 美 [ˈmɪnəˌskjul, mɪˈnʌsˌkjul]
n. 小写字；草写小字 adj. 极小的；用草写小字写的
名词复数:minuscules
- When something is teeny tiny, it is minuscule. If your mother calls your miniskirt minuscule, it probably means she wants you to change into something a bit less revealing.
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- n. 小写字；草写小字
- adj. 极小的；用草写小字写的
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1. It\\\\\\\'s a little like a lottery: the chance of winning is minuscule but because millions buy a ticket every week there is usually a winner.
这就像买彩票：撞见财神的可能性极小，但是因为巨多的人每周会买一张来撞运气，所以总会有人中彩。
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2. On my last holiday in the Bahamas, as I walked along the beach feeling the gentle waves wash over my feet, I felt part of the universe, even if only a minuscule one, like a grain of sand on the beach.
在巴哈马最后一次度假的时候，当我沿着海滩散步的时候，温柔的海水拂过我的脚时，我感觉到我与宇宙融为了一体。 尽管只是如海滩上的一粒沙子那样渺小的一部分。
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3. 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？
- minuscule (n.) 1705, "small (not capital) letter;" as an adjective, "small," from 1727 (in printing; general sense of "extremely small" by 1893), from French minuscule (17c.), from Latin minuscula, in minuscula littera "slightly smaller letter," fem. of minusculus "rather less, rather small," diminutive of minus "less" (from PIE root *mei- (2) "small"). Related: Minuscular.
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