modicum是什么意思？

modicum

英[ˈmɒdɪkəm] 美[ˈmɑdɪkəm]

• n. 少量，一点点；

复数：modicums; modica;

例句

• If he had a modicum of sense, he wouldn’t do such a foolish thing. 要是他稍有一点理智，他决不会做出如此愚蠢的事来。
• They should win, given a modicum of luck. 只要有一点点运气，他们就会赢。
• ...a modicum of privacy. 一点点隐私
• I'd like to think I've had a modicum of success. 我倒觉得我取得了一点成绩。
• Seeing as Mr Moreton is a doctor, I would assume he has a modicum of intelligence. 既然莫尔顿先生是位医生，我想他应该有点聪明才智。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• QUANT
  （尤指好事或值得拥有的事物）少量，一点点
  A modicum of something, especially something that is good or desirable, is a reasonable but not large amount of it.
  例句
  I'd like to think I've had a modicum of success. 我倒觉得我取得了一点成绩。 ...a modicum of privacy. 一点点隐私

英汉词典释义

• n.
  少量,一点点
  If he had a modicum of sense, he wouldn’t do such a foolish thing. 要是他稍有一点理智，他决不会做出如此愚蠢的事来。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a small or moderate or token amount;
  "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack