microscopic
a. 显微镜的, 用显微镜可见的, 微观的, (非正式)极微小的, 细微的 [计] 微观的
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教材释义与例句
微观的;用显微镜可见的
释义与例句
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1.
Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal
We supply all microscopic stains and other materials.
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2.
So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
The water was full of microscopic organisms.
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3.
Very small; minute
Compared to the galaxy, we are microscopic in scale.
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Carried out with great attention to detail.
比喻The police carried out a microscopic search of the crime scene.
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5.
Able to see extremely minute objects.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English microscopic From microscope + -ic.
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