modicum
modicum 英 [ˈmɒdɪkəm] 美 [ˈmɑdɪkəm]
n. 少量，一点点
名词复数:modicums
- If you want to describe a small amount of something, try modicum. If you have a modicum of interest in something, you are a little bit interested.
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- n. 少量，一点点
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1. At a minimum, she hopes for at least a modicum of attraction.
至少，她希望能遇到一个对她有一点点吸引力的人。
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2. In the life of Afghanistan’s villages even a modicum of democracy is worth something.
在阿富汗的乡村生活中，哪怕一星半点的民主，也是难能可贵的。
- modicum (n.) "small quantity or portion," late 15c., Scottish, from Latin modicum "a little," noun use of neuter of modicus "moderate, having a proper measure; ordinary, scanty, small, few," from modus "measure, extent, quantity; proper measure," from PIE root *med- "take appropriate measures."
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