Word · Frequency #19604
minutia
细节；细枝末节
minutia
复数形式为 minutiae
- 1.
A minor detail, often of negligible importance.
次要细节,通常不重要。
- 2.
Any of the point features on fingerprints used for matching, usually endings and bifurcations of ridges.
指纹用于匹配的细节特征点,通常指脊线的终点和分叉点。
次要细节,通常不重要。；指纹用于匹配的细节特征点,通常指脊线的终点和分叉点。；细节；琐事
In use
Before signing the lease, we checked every minutia of the agreement.
Stop worrying about the minutiae and focus on the main goal.
The teacher cared about the minutiae of grammar, like comma placement.
the minutiae of sth
minutia 的复数形式 minutiae 更常用，常与 of 连用，表示“某事的微小细节”。
She is fascinated by the minutiae of daily life.
她对日常生活的细枝末节很着迷。
get bogged down in the minutiae
该结构带有负面含义，指因过分关注小事而影响进展。
Don't get bogged down in the minutiae; focus on the big picture.
别纠缠于细枝末节，要关注大局。
every minutia matters
minutia 作单数使用较少，但可用 every 强调“每一个小细节”。
Connections
Collocations
- the minutiae of everyday life
- 日常生活的细枝末节
- She was more interested in the big picture than in the minutiae of everyday life.她更关心大局，而不是日常生活的细枝末节。
- get bogged down in minutiae
- 陷入琐碎细节之中
- Don't get bogged down in minutiae; keep the meeting short.不要陷入琐碎细节之中；让会议简短些。
- obsess over minutiae
- 过分纠结于细枝末节
- He tends to obsess over minutiae and loses sight of the main goal.他往往过分纠结于细枝末节，而忽略了主要目标。
- the minutiae of the contract
- 合同的细节条款
- The lawyer reviewed the minutiae of the contract before signing.律师在签署前审查了合同的细节条款。
- focus on minutiae
- 专注于琐碎细节
- The report focuses on minutiae rather than the overall trend.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 minute（微小的）加后缀 -ia：minutia 就是微小到不值一提的细节、琐事。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic discussion、official documents minutia 是较正式的书面词，通常指小细节或细枝末节，多用于正式写作、学术或行政语境；复数形式为 minutiae，日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不与 minutia /maɪˈnjuːʃiə/ 完全押韵。minute 仅在音节开头有相同的 /maɪˈnjuː/ 音；patience、initial、differentiate、negotiate、potential 都体现拼写 <ti> 读 /ʃ/ 的对应关系，但重音或后续元音不同，所以是形近音异的提示词。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.