microscopic
/ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑːpɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌmī-krə-ˈskä-pik/ (ame, mw)
microscopic — 形容詞
- microscopicpositive
- more microscopiccomparative
- most microscopicsuperlative
1. so tiny that you can see it only by looking through a microscope
鏡下可見
小到只能在顯微鏡下看見
so tiny that you can see it only by looking through a microscope
Doctors found microscopic blood cells in the sample from Amani's lungs.
醫師在檢體裡發現只有在顯微鏡下才看得見的血細胞。
microscopic + blood cells in a sample
The leaf was covered with microscopic hairs that glowed under blue light.
那片葉子覆滿了在藍光下發亮的微小絨毛。
Even after cleaning, microscopic grains of sand stayed inside Isabela's watch.
即使清理過後，顯微鏡下才看得見的沙粒仍卡在 Isabela 的手錶裡。
Scientists photographed microscopic worms moving through a drop of pond water.
科學家拍下了在一滴池水中移動的微小蠕蟲。
- visible
able to be seen without special magnification
- macroscopic
technical opposite for something visible to the naked eye
文法句型
microscopic + cells / organisms / particles
microscopic + crack / damage
用法筆記
Used for cells, organisms, cracks, and other things that cannot be seen by the naked eye. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense means a microscope is actually needed, not just that something is very small.
2. so small in size or amount that it seems almost too little to notice
極細小
非常小或少，幾乎難以注意
so small in size or amount that it seems almost too little to notice
A microscopic tear in the glove let cold air reach Vikram's fingers.
手套上一道極細小的裂口，讓冷空氣鑽進 Vikram 的手指。
a microscopic tear in + clothing
Sales rose by a microscopic amount, so Bao changed nothing.
銷售額只增加了極細小的一點點，所以 Bao 什麼都沒改。
by a microscopic amount
There was only a microscopic gap between the door and the floor.
門和地板之間只有一道極細小的縫。
The budget cut looked microscopic beside the hospital's yearly costs.
和那家醫院一年的支出相比，那筆預算刪減看起來微乎其微。
- tiny
more general and common in everyday speech
- minuscule
often emphasizes extreme smallness in formal writing
- negligible
focuses on small importance or effect, not just size
- huge
very large in size or amount
- substantial
large enough to matter clearly
文法句型
a microscopic + amount / gap / tear
look / seem + microscopic
用法筆記
Often used for amounts, changes, marks, or openings to stress that they are almost negligible. Unlike sense 1, it can be used figuratively and does not suggest laboratory viewing.
3. connected with looking at things through a microscope or studying them that way
顯微的
與顯微鏡觀察或操作有關
connected with looking at things through a microscope or studying them that way
The lab sent Asher a microscopic image of the damaged nerve tissue.
實驗室寄給 Asher 一張受損神經組織的顯微影像。
microscopic image
Pedro's thesis includes a microscopic study of pollen from mountain flowers.
Pedro 的論文包含一項對山區花粉的顯微研究。
microscopic study of + subject
Engineers requested microscopic examination before approving the cracked metal part.
工程師要求先做顯微檢查，才批准那個裂開的金屬零件。
The museum keeps microscopic slides in a separate cabinet beside Hamza's desk.
博物館把顯微玻片放在 Hamza 辦公桌旁的另一個櫃子裡。
- microscopical
older or less common variant in formal scientific writing
- micro-level
broader and not always tied to actual microscope work
- macroscopic
describes observation at normal visible scale
- naked-eye
describes viewing without magnifying equipment
文法句型
microscopic + image / study / examination
microscopic + slide / analysis
用法筆記
Usually comes before nouns such as image, study, examination, or slide. Unlike sense 1, it describes the method or the material used in that method, not the size of the thing itself.