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单词 modicum
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mod•i•cum /ˈmɑdɪkəm/USA pronunciation   n. [countable* usually singular;
+ ~]
  1. a moderate amount:displays a modicum of good sense.
See -mod-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mod•i•cum  (modi kəm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a moderate or small amount:He hasn't even a modicum of common sense.
  • Latin, noun, nominal use of neuter of modicus moderate, equivalent. to modi-, combining form of modus limit (see mode1) + -cus adjective, adjectival suffix
  • late Middle English 1425–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
modicum /ˈmɒdɪkəm/ n
  1. a small amount or portion
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin: a little way, from modicus moderate
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