Word · Frequency #19604
minutiae
细节;细枝末节
minutiae is the plural of minutia.
核心释义
复数形式为 minutiae
minutia
- 1.
次要细节,通常不重要。
A minor detail, often of negligible importance.
- 2.
指纹用于匹配的细节特征点,通常指脊线的终点和分叉点。
Any of the point features on fingerprints used for matching, usually endings and bifurcations of ridges.
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
用法In use
Before signing the lease, we checked every minutia of the agreement.
用法提示:minutia 是名词,意为“细节、琐事”,此句用单数形式 every minutia 强调每一个小细节。
Stop worrying about the minutiae and focus on the main goal.
用法提示:minutiae 是 minutia 的复数形式,指“琐碎的细节”,在句中作介词 about 的宾语。
The teacher cared about the minutiae of grammar, like comma placement.
用法提示:minutiae 是复数名词,表示“细枝末节”,在句中作 cared about 的宾语。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
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