minute1
KK: [ˈmɪnɪt]
DJ: [ˈminit]
n.[C]
- 分（鐘）（時間單位）
- 一會兒，片刻[S1]
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I'll be back in a
minute.
我馬上就回來。
- 分（角度的單位，一度的六十分之一）
- 備忘錄；筆記
- 會議記錄[P]
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I was told to keep the
minutes at the conference.
他們叫我在會議上作記錄。
vt.
- 將……記錄下來[（+down）]
- 將……記入會議記錄
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I insisted that my observation be
minuted.
我堅持要把我的看法記入議事錄。
片語
in a minute
- 立即
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I'll come
in a minute.
我馬上就來。
not for a minute
- 絕不；從來沒有
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He was
not for a minute deceived by her words.
他絲毫沒有被她的話所矇騙。
the minute (that)
- 一……（就）
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I'll tell her
the minute that she comes.
她一來我就告訴她。
to the minute
- 一分不差
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They arrived at five o'clock
to the minute.
他們恰好五點到達。
up to the minute
- 最新的；最新式的
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Her clothes are always right
up to the minute.
她的衣服總是最時髦的。
辨析
minute2
KK: [maɪˈnjut]
DJ: [maiˈnjuːt]
a.
- 微小的；瑣細的
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The office is
minute, with barely room for a desk and two chairs.
那間辦公室極小，空間勉強夠擺一張寫字臺和兩把椅子。
- 詳細的；精密的
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A
minute examination revealed fingerprints on a glass.
經詳細檢查後發現一隻玻璃杯上留有指紋印。
衍生
ad.
minutely
n. [U]
minuteness
辨析
minute1
/
ˈmɪnɪt/
n.
- a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.
▸informal a very short time.
-
(also arc minute or minute of arc)
a sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement.
(Symbol: ')
Phrase
- up to the minute
incorporating the very latest information or developments.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from late L. minuta, fem. (used as n.) of minutus ‘made small’; the senses ‘period of sixty seconds’ and ‘sixtieth of a degree’ derive from med. L. pars minuta prima ‘first minute part’.
minute2
/
mʌɪˈnjuːt/
adj.
(minutest)
- extremely small.
- precise and meticulous:
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a minute examination.
Derivative
- minutely adv.
- minuteness n.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘lesser’, with ref. to a tithe or tax): from L. minutus ‘lessened’, past part. of minuere.
minute3
/
ˈmɪnɪt/
n.
-
(minutes)
a summarized record of the points discussed at a meeting.
- an official memorandum.
v.
- record or note (the points discussed at a meeting).
- send (someone) a minute.
Etymology
ME: from Fr. minute, from the notion of a rough copy in ‘small writing’ (L. scriptura minuta).
