infinitesimal
英 [,ɪnfɪnɪ'tesɪm(ə)l]
美 ['ɪnfɪnə'tɛsəml]
- adj. 無窮小的；無限小的；極小的
- n. 無限小；極微量；極小量
中文詞源
infinitesimal 無限小的，微量的infinite,無限的，-esimal,小的，縮寫自centesimal,百分之一的。引申詞義無限小的，微量的。
英文詞源
- infinitesimal (adj.)
- 1710 (1650s as a noun), "infinitely small," from Modern Latin infinitesimus, from Latin infinitus "infinite" (see infinite) + -esimus, as in centesimus "hundredth." Related: Infinitesimally.
雙語例句
- 1. infinitesimal traces of poison
- 微量毒素
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The chances that the company will have any problems are infinitesimal.
- 那家公司會遇到什麽問題的可能性是微乎其微的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. There was an infinitesimal pause.
- 其中有一個極短暫的停頓。
來自辭典例句
- 4. The body's annual intake of metallic iron is infinitesimal.
- 人體對金屬鐵的年攝入量是微不足道的.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Newton says he has abandoned the infinitesimal or infinitely small quantity.
- 牛頓說他已放棄了微元或無窮小量.
來自辭典例句