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单词 mincing
释义 mincing
adjective
Etymology: from present participle of mince (I)
1.
 a. : characterized by or expressive of affected daintiness and elegance
  < trying to speak in a small mincing treble — George Eliot >
  < the mincing step of old-fashioned Chinese ladies — Harold Seymour >
 b. : affectedly dainty or delicate (as in speech, manner of walking, or behavior)
  < a mincing lady … pushed a streamlined pram — Earle Birney >
2. archaic : characterized by an attempt to minimize or extenuate
 < those mincing names designed only to palliate wrong actions — John Doran >
3. [from gerund of mince (I) ] : used or designed for cutting (something) into small pieces
 < a mincing machine >
 < a mincing knife >
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