exiguous

a. 稀少的, 细微的, 细小的

发音

US /ɪɡˈzɪ.ɡju.əs/

词形变化

more exiguous 比较级 most exiguous 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Scanty; meager.

    2012 — Rodger Cohen, Scottexalonia Rising, New York Times, Nov. 26., Op. Ed. National politics, as President François Hollande of France is only the latest to discover, is often no more than tweaking at the margins in the exiguous political space left by markets and other global forces.

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近义相关 4

stingy meager meagre scrimpy

词源

From Latin exiguus (“strict, exact”), from exigere (“to measure against a standard”).

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