modicum

大学 FREQ #41167

n. 少量

发音

UK /ˈmɒdɪkəm/
US /ˈmɑdɪkəm/
US /-də-/

词形变化

modica modicums 复数 modicums modica 复数

教材释义与例句

名词

少量，一点点

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A modest, small, or trifling amount.

    少量

    Unable to garner even a modicum of support for his plan, he conceded to follow the others.

词源

From Middle English modicum, from Latin modicum (“a little, a small amount”), a noun use of the neuter form of modicus (“moderate; restrained, temperate; reasonable”) + -cum (suffix forming neuter nouns). Modicus is derived from modus (“a measure; a bound, limit”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”)) + -icus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). The plural form modica is derived from Latin modica.

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