minuscule

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɪnɪˌskjuːl/|/ˈmɪnəˌskjuːl/|/ˈmɪnjəˌskjuːl/|/ˈmɪnjʊˌskjuːl/    美 /ˈmɪnəˌskjul/|/mɪˈnʌsˌkjul/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A lowercase letter. countable
  2. Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule. uncountable
    — By the eighth century, Irish scribes had refined everyday cursive writing in minuscule to allow its use for the production of quality vellum books.
  3. A letter in these styles. countable
形容词 adj.
  1. Written in minuscules, lowercase.
  2. Written in minuscule handwriting style.
  3. Very small; tiny.
    — a minuscule dot

词形变化

minuscules plural miniscule alternative more minuscule comparative most minuscule superlative miniscule alternative

词汇关系

反义词
majuscule uppercase
衍生词
Caroline minuscule Carolingian minuscule humanist minuscule minuscule cursive cominuscule minuscular minusculely

词源

词源 1
From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, feminine of minusculus (“rather less, rather small”), from minus (“less, smaller”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
词源 2
From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, feminine of minusculus (“rather less, rather small”), from minus (“less, smaller”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
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