| 单词 | modicum |
| 释义 | modicum (once / 7944 pages) n If you want to describe a small amount of something, try modicum. If you have a modicum of interest in something, you are a little bit interested. Modicum comes from the Latin modicus, for moderate, and modus, for measure. We often use it to mean "any at all," as if "If you had a modicum of sense (i.e. any sense at all), you'd be able to see that the pencil you've spent the last five minutes looking for is tucked behind your ear." WORD FAMILYmodicum: modicums USAGE EXAMPLESAnd for black men and black women as strong and sturdy and brown as Joe McKnight was, this modicum of empathy becomes nonexistent. The Guardian(Dec 06, 2016) But more rational positions can also involve at least a modicum of relativism. Nature(Nov 27, 2016) And with this went economic mobility and a modicum of equality. Seattle Times(Nov 19, 2016) n a small or moderate or token amount "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack Hyper small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
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