minute是什么意思_minute怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

来自拉丁语minutus,小的，少的，来自PIE*mei,小的，词源同minus,minimum.分钟义来自拉丁短语pars minuta prima,即prime minute part,最初被数学家用于指圈的1/60，后用于指小时的1/60，即1分钟。秒second来自拉丁短语secunda minuta,即second minute,第二个1/60，即1秒钟。

minute 极小的，微小的，会议记录

来自拉丁语minutus,小的，少的，来自PIE*mei,小的，词源同minus,minimum.引申词义极小的，微小的，后作用名词指会议记录。

minute: minute: [14] Latin minūtus ‘small’ was a derivative of the verb minuere ‘lessen’ (source of English diminish), which itself was based on the element min- ‘small’. In medieval Latin the term pars minuta prima ‘first small part’ was applied to a ‘sixtieth part of a whole’ – originally of a circle, later of an hour (likewise a second was originally a secunda minuta, a sixtieth of a sixtieth).

Hence minūta itself came to be used for the unit of time, and that was the original meaning of minute when English acquired it via Old French. Its use for ‘note, record’ may derive from the Latin expression minuta scriptura, which denoted the writing of a rough draft in ‘small’ writing. The adjective minute ‘small’ was an independent 15th-century borrowing direct from Latin.

A French descendant of minūtus is the adjective menu ‘small’; its extended sense ‘detailed’ has led to its noun use for ‘list’, and the expression menu de repas ‘meal list’ has given English menu [19]. Other members of the extended family of English words that come ultimately from Latin min- include métier, mince, minim [15], minimum [17], minister, minor, minstrel, minuet [17], minus, minuscule [18], and minutia [15].
=> menu, métier, mince, minister, minor, minstrel, minus, minuscule
minute (n.): "sixtieth part of an hour or degree," late 14c., from Old French minut (13c.) or directly from Medieval Latin minuta "minute, short note," from Latin minuta, noun use of fem. of minutus "small, minute" (see minute (adj.)). In Medieval Latin, pars minuta prima "first small part" was used by mathematician Ptolemy for one-sixtieth of a circle, later of an hour (next in order was secunda minuta, which became second (n.)). German Minute, Dutch minuut also are from French. Used vaguely for "short time" from late 14c. As a measure expressing distance (travel time) by 1886. Minute hand is attested from 1726.
minute (adj.): early 15c., "chopped small," from Latin minutus "little, small, minute," past participle of minuere "to lessen, diminish" (see minus). Meaning "very small in size or degree" is attested from 1620s. Related: Minutely; minuteness.

词态变化

复数 minutes;
第三人称单数 minutes;
过去式 minuted;
过去分词 minuted;
现在分词 minuting;
副词 minutely;

权威造句

1. The Liberal Democrat"ssupport fell away at the last minute.: 自由民主党的支持率在最后一刻有所下降。

2. The minute that the war started, everybody was glued to the television.: 战事一起，所有人都盯紧了电视报道。

3. He"d telephoned with some phoney excuse she didn"t believe for a minute.: 他找了某个她根本不会相信的借口给她打电话。

4. Any minute now, that phone is going to ring.: 那部电话随时可能响。

5. "Wait a damn minute," Mindy spat. "Nobody said anything about staying overnight.": “该死的，等一下”，明迪愤愤地说道，“谁也没说过要过夜。”

近反义词

extremely

fine

little

petty

slight

small

tiny

careful

detailed

exhaustive

precise

strict

相似短语

the minute 一...(就)

the minute that 一...(就)

to the minute 一分不差地，准时地，恰好

on the minute 一分中不差地,准时地

at the last minute 在最后一分钟,在最后的时刻

minute finish 抛光至镜面光泽

minute folding 细褶皱

minute hand n.分针

minute pinion 分轮齿轴，分针小齿轮

minute projections 极微小突出部分

单词分析

这些形容词均有“小的”之意。
little指在体积、数量、距离、年龄、身材等方面比正常的小，多带主观感情色彩，含小而可爱或小巧的意味。
small多指数量、面积、体积、价值、数字或意义等的小或少，指略小于正常的大小。
tiny强调与同类或其他物体比较，小得超出正常比例，有时带强烈的感情色彩。
minute指小得难看见，有时需用显微镜才看得见。
miniature指由正常体积微缩的物体。这些名词均含“瞬间、片刻”之意。
moment较minute所表示的时间短，指一刹那或一段很短时间。有时也含持续的意味。
minute指极短的时间，但可觉察到时间的持续。
instant常与moment换用，指一瞬间，但更侧重时间短促，多用于表示紧迫、瞬变等情况。

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