minute

英 ['mɪnɪt] 美 ['mɪnɪt]

• n. 分钟；片刻；备忘；会议记录
• adj. 微小的；仔细的
• vt. 记录

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]分钟

   one of the 60 parts into which an hour is divided

2. [S]瞬间,很短的时间

   a very short space of time

3. [S]此时此刻,立刻

   exact point of time; instant

4. [C]分; 一度之六十分之一

   one of 60 part into which a degree of angle is divided

5. [C]正式记录; 备忘录

   official note that records a decision or comment, or gives authority for sth to be done

6. [P]会议记录

   brief summary or record of what is said and decided at a meeting, especially of a society or committee

v. (动词)

1. vt. 把…记录在案

   make a note of (sth) in the minutes of a meeting

2. vt. 为…测定时间

   measure the time for sth

adj. (形容词)

1. 极小的; 极少的

   very small in size or amount

2. 极详细的; 准确的,精确的

   very detailed; accurate or precise

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 分，分钟
2. 备忘录，笔记
3. （会议）记录
4. 一瞬间，一刹那
5. 一会儿（工夫），很快
6. 分分秒秒，时刻
7. 马上，立刻
8. 分（角度单位，六十分之一度）
9. 一…就（常与the连用）
10. 当然不

adj. 形容词

1. 详细的
2. 微小的，细微的，细小的，极小的
3. 精密的，精确的
4. 细致入微的
5. 极少的，极微的
6. 琐碎的，琐细的
7. 微不足道的
8. 细腻的
9. 小型的，微型的
10. 准确的

v. 动词

1. 测定时间，精确地测定…的时间
2. 将…记录下来，将…写进会议记录
3. 摘录，记下
4. 以分钟计算…的时间
5. 将…制成备忘录

英英释义

Noun:

1. a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour;

   "he ran a 4 minute mile"
   

2. an indefinitely short time;

   "wait just a moment"
   "in a mo"
   "it only takes a minute"
   "in just a bit"
   

3. a particular point in time;

   "the moment he arrived the party began"
   

4. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

5. a short note;

   "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
   

6. distance measured by the time taken to cover it;

   "we live an hour from the airport"
   "its just 10 minutes away"
   

Adjective:

1. infinitely or immeasurably small;

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

2. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination;

   "a minute inspection of the grounds"
   "a narrow scrutiny"
   "an exact and minute report"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The park is only five minutes from downtown.
   这个花园离市中心只有五分钟的路程。
2. Please wait a minute, I'll go with you right now.
   请等一下,我马上跟你走。
3. She has the habit of making a minute of daily businesses.
   她有记录每天各种事务的习惯。
4. He took down the minutes in shorthand.
   他将会议记录速记下来。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. I remembered in minute detail everything that had happened.
   我对发生的每件事的细枝末节都记得清清楚楚。
2. Our lawyer went over the contract in minute detail.
   我们的律师仔细地阅读了那份合同。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Have you minuted what I have just said?
   你记下我刚刚说的话了吗？

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. It's only several minutes from here to the cinema.
   从这儿到电影院只有几分钟的路程。
2. The smaller of its hands occasionally slipped round on the pivot, and thus, though the minutes were told with precision, nobody could be quite certain of the hour they belonged to.
   表上的时针在轴上滑动,这样,虽然分钟仍很准确,但是点钟就没有人能完全肯定了。
3. A policeman could meet danger any minute of his working day.
   警察在工作日的任何时刻都可能有危险。
4. She hesitated for a minute and stood while a tear or two splashed on the worn red carpet.
   她踌躇了一会,静静地站在那里,一两滴泪水溅落在脚下破旧的红地毯上。
5. At that very minute, he opened the door.
   就在那时候,他打开了门。
6. The exact measurement of this angle is 90 degrees 40 minutes, which can be written as 90° 40′.
   这个角的正确量度是90度40分,可写为90° 40′。
7. Before the meeting started its work, the minutes of the last meeting were read out.
   会议开始之前,先宣读了上次的会议记录。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. He minuted the procedure of the meeting.
   他对会议议程做了记录。
2. She is minuting a race.
   她正为赛跑测时。
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3. I should like my observation to be minuted.
   我希望把我的看法记入议事录。
4. I want my disagreement to be minuted.
   我要求把我不同意的意见记录下来。

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. There were minute differences between the two copies.
   这两册之间存在着微小的差别。
2. The doctor made a minute study of the illness.
   那个医生对病作了详细的研究。
3. The detective studied the fingerprints in the minutest detail.
   那侦探仔仔细细地研究了各个指纹。
4. She is a minute observer.
   她是个细心的观察者。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. The area affected is very minute.
   感染部位非常小。

S+be+～+to- v

1. The scratch was too minute to see almost.
   抓痕细得几乎看不见。

S+be+～+that-clause

1. His writing is so minute that it's difficult to read.
   他的字体太小了,很难读。

经典引文

• Such minute type that you would have to search for it with a magnifying glass.

  出自： R. K. Narayan

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

at any minute

任何时候 at any time

at the last minute

在紧要关头 at very important time

half a minute

片刻 very short time

in a minute

马上,立刻 immediately; right now

just a minute

稍等片刻 wait for a short time

just this minute

刚才,方才 a moment ago; just

the minute(that)...

一…就 as long as...

there's one born every minute

愚蠢的人太多了; 太傻了 there are many foolish people

to the minute

一分不差; 恰好 exactly

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• enjoy every minute 每分钟都过得愉快
• have enough minute 有足够的时间
• spare a minute 挤出一点时间

形容词+～

• a few minutes 几分钟
• every minute 每一分钟
• last minute 最后一分钟

介词+～

• at this minute 此刻
• for a minute 一会儿
• in a minute 马上
• in ten minutes 十分钟之内
• on the minute 准时
• to the minute 一分不差
• up to the minute 最近

～+介词

• five minutes before the time 早五分钟
• three minutes past ten 十点过三分钟

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• minute a race 为赛跑测时
• minute sb's observation 记录某人的看法
• minute sb's suggestion 记录某人的建议
• minute the procedure of the meeting 对会议议程做记录

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• minute description 详细的描述
• minute differences 微小的差别
• minute examination 详细的检查
• minute inquiry 详细的调查
• minute inspection 详细的视察
• minute observer 细心的观察者
• minute particles of gold dust 金沙中的微粒
• minute quantities of lead 微量的铅
• minute study 详细的研究

副词+～

• so minute 太小
• very minute 非常小

～+介词

• minute to tediousness 详细到令人厌烦的程度

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. minute的基本意思是“分钟”,指时间,是一小时的六十分之一,是可数名词,引申可表示“瞬间,很短的时间”“此时此刻”“立刻”,用于单数形式,其前习惯加冠词。
2. minute也可作“分”解,指角度或弧度,是一度的六十分之一,是可数名词。
3. minute还可作“正式记录,备忘录”解,是可数名词。
4. minute的复数形式minutes可表示“会议记录”。

v. (动词)

1. minute用作动词的意思是“将(某事)载入备忘录或会议记录”。
2. minute也可表示“为…测定时间”,是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。

adj. (形容词)

1. minute用作形容词的意思是“极小的”,指微观范围的小,且小得难以看清楚。引申可作“极少的”“极详细的”“准确的,精确的”解。
2. minute的比较级和最高级是minuter和minutest。
3. minute在句中可用作定语或表语。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

minute, moment

• 这两个词都有“瞬间”的意思。其区别在于:minute虽短暂,但可以计量,而moment虽短暂,可感觉,但不可计量,指较模糊的一段时间。

adj. (形容词)

minute, microscopic, miniature

• 这三个单词都可指“小的”。miniature通常指虽小但无需借助工具就能看得见、看清楚的; microscopic指“微小的”,不借助工具(如放大镜、显微镜等)就看不见或看不清的; minute指体积小的、量少的、难以察觉的,还可指某种东西微不足道、毫无价值的,一旦被认识其内在的价值,则需人们小心、认真对待的。

little，small，tiny，minute，miniature

• 这些形容词均有“小的”之意。
• little指在体积、数量、距离、年龄、身材等方面比正常的小，多带主观感情色彩，含小而可爱或小巧的意味。
• small多指数量、面积、体积、价值、数字或意义等的小或少，指略小于正常的大小。
• tiny强调与同类或其他物体比较，小得超出正常比例，有时带强烈的感情色彩。
• minute指小得难看见，有时需用显微镜才看得见。
• miniature指由正常体积微缩的物体。

moment，minute，instant

• 这些名词均含“瞬间、片刻”之意。
• moment较minute所表示的时间短，指一刹那或一段很短时间，有时也含持续的意味。
• minute指极短的时间，但可觉察到时间的持续。
• instant常与moment换用，指一瞬间，但更侧重时间短促，多用于表示紧迫、瞬变等情况。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 他马上就来帮忙。

   误 He will come to give me his hand in the minute.

   正 He will come to give me his hand in a minute.

   析 表示“马上,立刻”,应该说in a minute,而不是in the minute,其中的不定冠词不能改成定冠词。

2. 我需要的只是休息几分钟。

   误 All I wanted was a few minutes of rest.

   正 All I wanted was a few minutes' rest.

   析 时间短语作定语,其所有格通常用 -s' 或 -'s形式,不用 of。

3. 他恰好晚了3分钟。

   误 He arrived at exactly three past.

   正 He arrived at exactly three minutes past.

   析 如非逢5逢10等整数, minute一般不省略。

4. 完成这项练习,5分钟时间并不算长。

   误 Five minutes are not a long time to complete this exercise.

   正 Five minutes is not a long time to complete this exercise.

   析 英语中习惯把表示时间、金钱、距离等的短语看作是一个整体,故谓语动词须用单数。

5. 谁做会议记录?

   误 Who will take the minute of the meeting?

   正 Who will take the minutes of the meeting?

   析 minute作“会议记录”解时,只用复数形式。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的minut；最初源自古典拉丁语的minuta，意为小的，琐屑的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• extremely
• fine
• little
• petty
• slight
• small
• tiny
• careful
• close
• detailed
• exhaustive
• precise
• strict

【反义词】

• enormous
• grand
• great
• huge
• monstrous
• general
• quick
• rough
• superficial
• tentative
• tremendous