minuscule 详细解释

minuscule

['minəskju:l]

n.小写字
adj.小写字的, 很小的

词形变化

形容词: minuscular | 异体字: miniscule |

英英释义

名词 minuscule:

the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case

同义词:small letter, lowercase, lower-case letter

a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts

形容词 minuscule:

of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries

同义词:minuscular

lowercase

同义词:little, small

very small

同义词:miniscule

补充

minusculeminuscule英:[ˈminəskju:l] 美:[ˈmɪnəˌskjul, mɪˈnʌsˌkjul]adj.1.非常小的, 极不重要的

例句

1. A minuscule amount of taxpayers' money has been wasted.纳税人的钱有很小的一部分被浪费掉了。 2. The film was shot in 17 days, a minuscule amount of time.这部电影在短短的17天内便拍摄完成了。 3. a minuscule fragment of DNA.极小的DNA片断。 4. he believed the risk of infection was minuscule.他相信感染的危险是极小的。 5. a minuscule [=tiny] house/apartment/garden极小的房屋/公寓/花园