| 单词 | modicum |
| 释义 | modicum noun[S] formaluk/ˈmɒd.ɪ.kəm/us/ˈmɑː.dɪ.kəm/asmallamountof something good such astruthorhonesty: 少量，一点点There's notevenamodicumoftruthin herstatement.她的话里一点儿真话都没有。 Anyone withamodicumofcommonsensecould haveseenthat theplanwouldn'twork.稍有常识的人都会看出来这个计划不可行。 Words meaning small pieces and amounts
modicum| American Dictionarymodicum noun[U] us/ˈmɑd·ɪ·kəm,ˈmoʊ·dɪ-/asmallamount: Heachieveda modicum ofsuccess. Examplesofmodicummodicum However, amodicumof progress is possible by using a numerical scheme based on differentiation. From theCambridge English Corpus The drafting of politicians and academics into the government tends to offer the regime amodicumof legitimacy, thereby reducing any deep cynicism and disaffection. From theCambridge English Corpus Only the last 22 million years of terrestrial life are known with anymodicumof detail. From theCambridge English Corpus For the most part, bioethicists have overlooked disaster and emergency medicine, and public health has only recently garnered amodicumof attention. From theCambridge English Corpus In short, there is a general familiarity with this variety which must breed amodicumof content. From theCambridge English Corpus However, amodicumof perceived success is necessary to spur mimicry. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, in equilibrium, thismodicumof information is enough to provide voters with a rough guide of what to expect from party labels. From theCambridge English Corpus In this case, consistent decision-making requires amodicumof comprehension. From theCambridge English Corpus He identifies the ruling ' class ' as practically any group which holds amodicumof relative wealth or power. From theCambridge English Corpus In the international community similar responses evolved, supported by an effort to provide amodicumof assistance to cooperating states. From theCambridge English Corpus Medical scientists have had amodicumof success in devising treatments. From theCambridge English Corpus There was, nevertheless, amodicumof dissent from both sides. From theCambridge English Corpus With the possibility of senility or even amodicumof memory loss, thought and language can be at risk. From theCambridge English Corpus Convening regular elections brings with it amodicumof international respectability and the resulting foreign aid, and does not threaten these leaders. From theCambridge English Corpus While there are no contractual relationships in this four-tiered chain of production, there are informal agreements between actors that guarantee amodicumof stability. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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