minuscule

/ˈmɪnəskjuːl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɪnəskjuːl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmi-nə-ˌskyül also mi-ˈnə-/ (ame, mw)

minuscule — 形容詞

  • minusculepositive
  • more minusculecomparative
  • most minusculesuperlative

1. so small in size, amount, or degree that it is almost hard to notice

1.形容詞C1
釋義

極小的

尺寸、數量或程度小到幾乎不明顯

so small in size, amount, or degree that it is almost hard to notice

例句

The village looked minuscule beneath the snow-covered mountain.

那座村莊在積雪的山下看起來極小。

be minuscule for visual size contrast

Jisoo found a minuscule crack near the phone's camera lens.

Jisoo 在手機鏡頭旁發現一道極小的裂痕。

a minuscule + noun for tiny visible detail

同義詞
  • tiny

    is more common in everyday speech and sounds less formal

  • minute

    is formal and often stresses how hard something is to see

  • microscopic

    is stronger and often suggests something visible only under magnification

反義詞
  • huge

    describes something very large in size or amount

  • substantial

    emphasizes that the amount or difference is clearly significant

文法句型

a minuscule + noun

be minuscule

a minuscule amount of + noun

用法筆記

Often modifies nouns about size, amount, or change. Because it already suggests an extreme degree of smallness, careful writers usually avoid adding another strong intensifier before it.

常見錯誤

❌The difference was very minuscule.
✅The difference was minuscule.
💡'Minuscule' already carries the idea of being extremely small.

2. written with the small form of a letter rather than a capital one

2.形容詞C2
釋義

小寫的

以小寫字母形式寫成的

written with the small form of a letter rather than a capital one

例句

Please write the file name in minuscule letters, not capitals.

請把檔名寫成小寫字母，不要用大寫。

in minuscule letters contrasts with capitals

The printer copied the Roman title in neat minuscule script.

那位排字工把羅馬字標題抄成工整的小寫體。

used with script in printing context

同義詞
  • lowercase

    is the everyday modern term and is more common outside specialist writing contexts

反義詞
  • capital

    describes the larger letter form used at the start of sentences and names

  • uppercase

    is the modern technical term that contrasts directly with lowercase

文法句型

be minuscule

in minuscule letters

change + text + to minuscule

用法筆記

Used mainly in writing, typography, and editing. It usually contrasts with capital or uppercase forms and often appears after verbs such as write, print, copy, or change.

常見錯誤

❌Use minuscule for the first word of the sentence.
✅Use a capital for the first word of the sentence.
💡'Minuscule' refers to the small-letter form, so it is the opposite of what standard sentence opening needs.

minuscule — 名詞