1705, "small (not capital) letter;" as an adjective, "small," from 1727 (in printing; general sense of "extremely small" by 1893), from French minuscule (17c.), from Latin minuscula, in minuscula littera "slightly smaller letter," fem. of minusculus "rather less, rather small," diminutive of minus "less" (see minus). Related: Minuscular.
双语例句
1. 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。
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2. The next few years are only a minuscule part of the equation.
今后的几年只是其中很短的一段时间.
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3. 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.
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4. As things stand, Hong Kong's renminbi banking system is minuscule.
