micro
/ˈmaɪ.krəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈaɪkrˌo] /ˈmaɪ.kroʊ/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈaɪkrˌo] /ˈmī-(ˌ)krō/ (ame, mw)
micro — 名詞
- microsingular
- microsplural
1. a short, informal way of saying 'microcomputer' — a small personal computer buil
微型電腦
小型個人電腦的簡稱
a short, informal way of saying 'microcomputer' — a small personal computer built around a single microchip, especially common in homes and schools during the 1980s and 1990s
Heather found an old micro in her uncle's attic and tried to turn it on.
Heather 在叔叔的閣樓裡找到一台舊微型電腦，試著開機。
informal countable noun, often modified by 'old' or 'vintage'
The computer club bought ten used micros for their weekend programming workshop.
電腦社團買了十台二手微型電腦，供週末程式設計工作坊使用。
plural form: micros
Eli learned to write code on a micro that had only sixty-four kilobytes of memory.
Eli 在一臺記憶體只有六十四KB的微型電腦上學會了寫程式。
A vintage micro from the early 1980s can still fetch a good price at auction.
一台1980年代初期的古董微型電腦，在拍賣會上仍能賣到不錯的價錢。
The journalism class used a single micro to typeset the entire school newspaper.
新聞學社靠一台微型電腦排版整份校刊。
- personal computer
the standard modern term for a general-purpose computer for one user
- desktop computer
a PC designed to sit on a desk, not a laptop
- home computer
especially common in the 1980s for computers used in households
- mainframe
a very large, powerful computer used by big organisations, not by individuals
用法筆記
This term was most common in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, most English speakers simply say 'computer' or 'PC' instead of 'micro'. You may still hear it in retro-computing circles or in historical writing.
常見錯誤
micro — 形容詞
- micropositive
- more microcomparative
- most microsuperlative
1. extremely small in size, amount, or scale — used to describe objects, spaces, bu
極小的
尺寸或規模非常小的
extremely small in size, amount, or scale — used to describe objects, spaces, businesses, or loans that are much smaller than the usual version
Christopher bought a micro apartment with space for just a bed and a small table.
Christopher 買了一間微型公寓，空間剛好放得下一張床和一個小桌子。
collocation: micro apartment
The bank offers micro loans of as little as fifty dollars to street vendors.
這家銀行提供低至五十美元的微型貸款給街頭攤販。
collocation: micro loan
Élise started a micro business selling handmade soap to neighbours and friends.
Élise 創了一間微型企業，向鄰居和朋友販售手工皂。
The artist painted a micro landscape on a tile no bigger than a postage stamp.
那位畫家在一片比郵票還小的磁磚上畫了一幅微型風景。
Tendai runs a micro farm on his apartment balcony with herbs, chillies, and tomatoes.
Tendai 在公寓陽臺上經營一個微型農場，種植香草、辣椒和番茄。
用法筆記
As a standalone adjective, 'micro' is more informal and trend-driven than the prefix 'micro-'. It often appears in modern compound-like phrases such as 'micro apartment', 'micro loan', or 'micro business' to suggest a scaled-down version of something.