minuscule是什么意思？

minuscule

英[ˈmɪnəskju:l] 美[ˈmɪnəˌskjul, mɪˈnʌsˌkjul]

• adj. 非常小的，极不重要的；

例句

• A letter written in minuscule. 英文的小写字母.
• 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.
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
  2. a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts
• Adjective
  1. of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
  2. lowercase;
  "little a""small a""e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
  3. very small;
  "a minuscule kitchen""a minuscule amount of rain fell"