infinitesimal

英[ˌɪnfɪnɪ'tesɪml] 美[ˌɪnfɪnɪ'tesɪml]
  • adj. 极微的;无限小的
  • n. 极微量
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Noun:
  1. (mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit

Adjective:
  1. infinitely or immeasurably small;

    "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"
    "reduced to a microscopic scale"

1. infinitesimal traces of poison
微量毒素

来自《权威词典》

2. The chances that the company will have any problems are infinitesimal.
那家公司会遇到什么问题的可能性是微乎其微的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. There was an infinitesimal pause.
其中有一个极短暂的停顿。

来自辞典例句

4. The body's annual intake of metallic iron is infinitesimal.
人体对金属铁的年摄入量是微不足道的.

来自辞典例句

5. Newton says he has abandoned the infinitesimal or infinitely small quantity.
牛顿说他已放弃了微元或无穷小量.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The body's annual intake of metallic iron is infinitesimal.
      人体对金属铁的年摄入量是微不足道的。
    2. The probability of encountering them again was infinitesimal.
      重新碰到它们的可能性微乎其微。
    3. An entire ecosystem is contained in one infinitesimal speck.
      这样小的细菌也包含有一个完整的生态系统.