mince
英 [mɪns]
美 [mɪns]
- vt. 切碎；矯揉做作地說
- vi. 裝腔作勢；碎步走
- n. 切碎物，肉餡
助記提示
1. minute => mince.
2. Etymologically, to mince something is to make it extremely 'small'.
3. It is ultimately from minutus "small".
4. => chop in little pieces.
中文詞源
mince 絞肉，裝模作樣來自古法語mincier,使成碎片，來自拉丁語minutus,小的，詞源同minute,minus.引申詞義絞肉，後用於形容人的裝模作樣，矯揉造作。
英文詞源
- mince
- mince: [14] Etymologically, to mince something is to make it extremely ‘small’. The word comes via Old French mincier from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, a derivative of Latin minūtia ‘small thing’. This in turn was based on minūtus ‘small’, source of English minute.
=> minute - mince (v.)
- late 14c., "to chop in little pieces," from Old French mincier "make into small pieces," from Vulgar Latin *minutiare "make small," from Late Latin minutiæ "small bits," from Latin minutus "small" (see minute (adj.)). Of speech, "to clip affectedly in imitation of elegance," 1540s; of words or language, "to restrain in the interest of decorum," 1590s. Meaning "to walk with short or precise steps" is from 1560s. Related: Minced; mincing.
- mince (n.)
- "minced meat," 1850; see mincemeat.
雙語例句
- 1. The doctors didn't mince their words, and predicted the worst.
- 醫生直言相告，並做了最壞的預測。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Brown the mince in a frying pan.
- 在煎鍋裏把肉末煎至棕色。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Would you like me to mince the meat for you?
- 你要我替你把肉切碎 嗎 ?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Don't mince matters , but speak plainly.
- 不要含糊其詞, 有話就直說吧.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Mince the meat and the onion.
- 把肉和洋蔥剁碎吧.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》