英语释义

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

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

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

• very small;

  "a minuscule kitchen"

  "a minuscule amount of rain fell"

• lowercase;

  "little a"

  "small a"

  "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

片语

gargantuan minuscule巨大的

itty-bitty极小的（等于itsy-bitsy）

Minuscule manuscripts小楷抄本

crénulationpli minuscule小褶皱

minuscule minuscule极其微小的

minuscule detail小写字

minuscule a极小的

minuscule tiny微小的

teeny极小的；微小的

Minuscule Part微小的部分

Carolingian minuscule加洛林体

英汉例句

• with one tent for himself and another for his camera gear, he felt like a minuscule creature out there alone amid thousands of square miles of harsh wilderness.

  只有两个帐篷，一间是他的，一间是用来装设备的，奥布斯特顿时感觉到在这数千平方英里的荒野，他是如此的渺小。

• but megan just became worse, as she made excuses to avoid eating with the family, and cutting food into minuscule portions, her weight continued to drop and her family felt powerless to help.

  但梅根开始找借口避开与家人一起吃饭，并且只吃很小一部分的食物，情况变得更糟了。她的体重持续下降，她的家人感到无力求助。

• they have a minuscule mass, no electric charge, and pass through almost any material as though it was not there.

  它们质量极小，不带电荷，可以穿透几乎任何物体而不留痕迹。

• scientists are also increasing their use of automated telescopes that are programmed to look for minuscule variations in a star「s brightness caused by an orbiting planet passing in front of it.

  科学家也将更好地利用特别制造的自动望远镜，寻找由于行星经过造成的恒星亮度的极小变化。

• as a neutrino strikes an atom, the energy of the collision warms the immediate surroundings, causing them to expand ever so slightly and trigger a minuscule shock wave of a specific shape.

  当一个中微子撞击原子时，碰撞产生的能量会使周围环境受热，使其发生微小的扩张膨胀，并且触发产生一种形状特殊的微型沖击波。

• if it rose from the minuscule part it represents in the world’s largest portfolios today to just 1 or 2 percent of global assets under management, the price increase would be substantial.

  如果它从现在世界最大资产组合中的微小部分提高至在管理中的全球资产的1-2个百分点，价格的提升都将是非常之大的。

• 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。

• the ships use energy from the wind to propel themselves around and spray minuscule droplets of sea water into the air.

  船舶使用风能推动其自身旋转并将海水的微小水滴喷洒到空气中。

• sulfur atoms, which can bind poisonous mercury, coat each of the minuscule holes.

  硫原子能吸附有毒的水银，用它们覆盖住每一个微小的洞。

• san francisco — by scientific standards, the radiation found over the last week in batches of milk on the west coast was minuscule and, moreover, not dangerous to humans.

  旧金山——上周在西海岸的多批牛奶中检测到微量辐射，根据科研部门制定的标準，这对人体健康还不会造成影响。

• 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。

• purple patch: the minuscule blue pollen of the violet forget-me-not

  紫色的点缀：紫色勿忘我极小的蓝色花粉