minimal

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a. 最小的, 极微的, 最小限度的 [医] 最小的, 最低的

发音

UK /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl/
US /ˈmɪn.ə.məl/

词形变化

minimals 复数 minimals more minimal 比较级 most minimal 最高级

别名

min.

教材释义与例句

形容词

最低的；最小限度的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something very small; a tiny part or fragment.

    […] identifications with birds, fish, trees, and flowers (and occasionally as relief, with the stillness of rocks, clam shells, driftwood, and nature's minimals); […]

adj. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.

    With minimal effort, you won't be able to achieve all your dreams.

  2. 2.

    The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.

    Among elements of some collection, such that no other element is greater (with respect to some given partial order).

    工程 数学

    With respect to the ordering induced by set-theoretic inclusion, the power set of the set of natural numbers has a unique minimal element: the empty set.

  3. 3.

    Characterised by the use of simple form or structures.

    艺术
  4. 4.

    Characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases.

    音乐

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

minimum

反义词 1

maximal

近义相关 8

token stripped borderline nominal marginal negligible stripped down tokenish

参见 4

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相关短语

minimal pair 极小对 minimal pairs minimal surface minimal medium minimal polynomial [计] 最小多项式 minimal brain dysfunction (MBD)轻微脑功能失调 minimal surfaces minimal media minimal polynomials minimal ideal minimal ideals minimal state minimal states minimal prime

词源

From minimum + -al.

来源：wiktionary