thumbnail
/ˈθʌmneɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈθʌmneɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈthəm-ˌnāl -ˈnāl/ (ame, mw)
thumbnail — 名詞
- thumbnailsingular
- thumbnailsplural
1. the hard, flat layer of skin cells that grows at the end of your thumb, protecti
拇指甲
拇指末端生長的甲片
the hard, flat layer of skin cells that grows at the end of your thumb, protecting the fingertip underneath
Takeshi's thumbnail had a small crack near the cuticle.
Takeshi 的拇指甲靠近指甲緣有一道小裂痕。
possessive + thumbnail (body part)
Élise caught her thumbnail on the zipper and tore it.
Élise 的拇指甲勾到拉鍊時裂開了。
A splinter slipped under Reuben's thumbnail while he fixed the fence.
Reuben 在修理圍籬時，一根木刺滑進了他的拇指甲下方。
The hammer turned Feng's thumbnail a deep shade of purple.
那把鎚子讓 Feng 的拇指甲變成深紫色。
The manicurist filed Meera's thumbnail into a neat rounded shape.
美甲師把 Meera 的拇指甲修成了整齊的圓形。
- thumb nail
written as two words; same meaning, slightly more literal
文法句型
possessive determiner + thumbnail
常見錯誤
2. a much smaller copy of a digital picture or document page, shown on a screen so
縮圖
螢幕上顯示的小型圖片，點擊可看原圖
a much smaller copy of a digital picture or document page, shown on a screen so you can see what the full version looks like without having to open it
Karim clicked on a thumbnail of the mountain photo to enlarge it.
Karim 點了一張山景照片的縮圖，把它放大。
click on + thumbnail + of + noun
The gallery page displays small thumbnails of every painting in the show.
畫廊頁面顯示了展覽中每幅畫作的小縮圖。
When Zuri moved her mouse over the thumbnail, a larger preview appeared on the right.
Zuri 把滑鼠游標移到縮圖上時，右邊就出現了一個更大的預覽畫面。
Each video on the platform has a thumbnail that shows one scene from it.
平台上的每部影片都有一個縮圖，顯示其中一個畫面。
Constanza saved time by looking at the thumbnails instead of opening every file.
Constanza 靠著瀏覽縮圖來節省時間，不必逐一打開每個檔案。
- full-size image
the original large version, shown at its actual dimensions
文法句型
click on + a/the thumbnail
thumbnail of + noun
用法筆記
Very common in websites, file managers, and photo-editing software. Thumbnails are usually clickable links to the full-size version.
thumbnail — 形容詞
- thumbnailpositive
- more thumbnailcomparative
- most thumbnailsuperlative
1. very short and covering only the most important points — for example, a thumbnai
簡要的
簡短扼要、只說重點的
very short and covering only the most important points — for example, a thumbnail sketch or thumbnail description that gives the essential information in just a few words
The first chapter gives a thumbnail history of the war.
第一章簡要地介紹了這場戰爭的歷史。
thumbnail + history (brief overview)
Ilan wrote a thumbnail biography of the artist for the programme notes.
Ilan 為節目手冊寫了一篇這位藝術家的簡要傳記。
The professor's thumbnail sketch of Japanese art was short but very clear.
教授對日本藝術所作的簡要概述篇幅雖短，卻十分清晰。
Dewi gave a thumbnail description of her new role at the morning meeting.
Dewi 在晨會上簡要地描述了她的新職務。
A thumbnail review of each book in the series is printed on the back cover.
這個系列中每本書的扼要書評都印在封底上。
文法句型
thumbnail + noun (sketch, biography, description, history, review)
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun. Common pairings include 'sketch', 'biography', 'history', 'description', and 'review'. Rarely used in predicate position (e.g. not 'this history is thumbnail').