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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary minute
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin minuta, from Latin minutus small, from past participle of minuere to lessen — more at minor DATE 14th century 1. a. the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds b. the 60th part of a degree of angular measure 2. the distance one can traverse in a minute 3. a short space of time : moment 4. a. a brief note (as of summary or recommendation) b. memorandum , draft c. plural : the official record of the proceedings of a meeting
minute transitive verb (min·ut·ed ; min·ut·ing) DATE 1601 : to make notes or a brief summary of
(mi·nut·er ; -est) ETYMOLOGY Latin minutus DATE 1606 1. very small : infinitesimal 2. of small importance : trifling 3. marked by close attention to details Synonyms: see small , circumstantial • mi·nute·ness noun English Etymology minute 1. minute (n.) late 14c., "sixtieth part of an hour," from O.Fr . minut, from M.L. minuta "minute, short note," from L. minuta, fem. of minutus "small, minute" (see minute (adj.)). In M.L., pars minuta prima "first small part" was used by mathematician Ptolemy for one-sixtieth of a circle, later of an hour (next in order was secunda minuta, which became second (n.)).http://O.Fr 2. minute (adj.) early 15c., "chopped small," from L. minutus "small," pp. of minuere "lessen," related to minor (q.v.). Meaning "very small in size or degree" is attested from 1620s. Related: Minutely. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ minute min·ute¹ / 5minit / ⇨ see also minute ²nounPART OF HOUR 分钟 1. [C] (abbr. min.) each of the 60 parts of an hour, that are equal to 60 seconds 分钟；分: It's four minutes to six. 差四分六点。 I'll be back in a few minutes. 我一会儿就回来。 Boil the rice for 20 minutes. 将米煮 20 分钟。 a ten-minute bus ride 乘公共汽车十分钟的路程 I enjoyed every minute of the party. 我在这次聚会上从头到尾都非常开心。 VERY SHORT TIME 短暂的时间 2. [sing.] (informal) a very short time 一会儿；一会儿的工夫: It only takes a minute to make a salad. 只要一会儿就能做好色拉。 Hang on a minute —I'll just get my coat. 等一下——我去拿外套。 I just have to finish this—I won't be a minute. 我得做完这活儿——一会儿就好。 Could I see you for a minute? 我能见你一下吗？ I'll be with you in a minute, Jo. 一会儿见,乔。 Typical English weather—one minute it's raining and the next minute the sun is shining. 典型的英国天气,时雨时晴。 EXACT MOMENT 时刻 3. [sing.] an exact moment in time 时刻: At that very minute, Tom walked in. 就在这时候,汤姆走了进来。 ANGLES 角 4. [C] each of the 60 equal parts of a degree, used in measuring angles 分(角度单位,六十分之一度): 37 degrees 30 minutes (37° 30″) 37 度 30 分 RECORD OF MEETING 会议记录 5. the minutes [pl.] a summary or record of what is said or decided at a formal meeting 会议记录；会议纪要: We read through the minutes of the last meeting. 我们读了一遍上次会议的纪要。 Who is going to take the minutes (= write them) ? 谁来做会议记录？ SHORT NOTE 简短记录 6. [C] a short note on a subject, especially one that recommends a course of action 摘要；简短记录；备忘录 IDIOMS ▪ (at) any 'minute ('now) very soon 很快；马上: Hurry up! He'll be back any minute now. 快点！他随时都会回来。 ▪ the minute (that)... as soon as... 一…就: I want to see him the minute he arrives. 他一到我就要见他。 ▪ 7not for a / one 'minute certainly not; not at all 当然不；绝不: I don't think for a minute that she'll accept but you can ask her. 我认为她绝不会接受,但你可以问问她。 ▪ this minute immediately; now 立刻；马上；现在: Come down this minute! 马上下来！ I don't know what I'm going to do yet—I've just this minute found out. 我还不知道我要做什么——我刚刚发现。 ▪ to the 'minute exactly 准确地；确切地: The train arrived at 9.05 to the minute. 列车 9:05 准时到达。 ▪ 7up to the 'minute (informal) 1. fashionable and modern 时髦；紧跟时尚；入时: Her styles are always up to the minute. 她的装束总是非常时髦。 2. having the latest information 包含最新信息的；时时更新的: The traffic reports are up to the minute. 交通信息报道是最新的。 ⇨ see also up-to-the-minute ⇨ more at born v. ⇨ more at just adv., last ¹ det. ⇨ more at wait v. verb to write down sth that is said at a meeting in the official record (= the minutes ) 将(某事)写进会议记录: ▪ [VN] I'd like that last remark to be minuted. 我希望把刚才那句话记录在案。 ▪ [also V that] mi·nute² / mai5nju:t; NAmE also -5nu:t / adj. ⇨ see also minute ¹ (superlative minut·est, no comparative)1. extremely small 极小的；微小的；细微的 SYN tiny :
minute amounts of chemicals in the water 水中含量极小的化学成分 The kitchen on the boat is minute. 小船上的厨房小极了。 2. very detailed, careful and thorough 细致入微的；详细的: a minute examination / inspection 细致的检查/视察 She remembered everything in minute detail / in the minutest detail(s). 她记得每一件事的细节。 • mi·nute·ly adv.: The agreement has been examined minutely. 协议经过了细致入微的审查。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English minute noun 1 one sixtieth of an hour VERB + MINUTE last, take MINUTE + VERB pass, tick by The minutes ticked by and still nothing happened. MINUTE + NOUN hand the minute hand on the clock PREP. after … ~s After twenty minutes I started to get worried. | for … ~s We waited for ten minutes and then left. | in … ~s The film starts in ten minutes. | ~s past four minutes past two | ~s to ten minutes to three • Note at MEASURE 2 moment ADJ. last Don't leave everything till the last minute. VERB + MINUTE hang on, hold on, wait Could you wait a minute, please? | have, spare Do you have a minute, Miss Brown? Can you spare a minute? | take This will only take a minute. PREP. in a ~ I'll be with you in a minute. | within ~s The ship sank within minutes. PHRASES just a minute, the minute sth happens Tell him I want to see him the minute he arrives. | not for a minute I never thought for a minute he'd refuse. | this minute Come here this minute! 3 minutes: written record of what is said at a meeting VERB + MINUTE keep, take Who's going to take the minutes? | circulate | read | agree, approve, sign | write up I wrote up the minutes of the meeting and circulated them by email. PHRASES the minutes of a meeting • Special page at Special page-MEETING Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: TINY , diminutive, itty-bitty, lilliputian, miniature, teensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weeny 2 Synonyms: LITTLE 3, inconsiderable, insignificant, light, minor, petty, small, small-beer, trivial, unimportant 3 Synonyms: CIRCUMSTANTIAL , blow-by-blow, clocklike, detailed, full, itemized, particular, particularized, thorough Related Words: careful, meticulous, punctilious, scrupulous Contrasted Words: abstract; general, universal; comprehending, comprehensive, embracing, embracive, including, inclusive n. Function: noun Synonyms: INSTANT 1, breathing, crack, flash, ||jiff, jiffy, moment, second, shake, split secondWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged minute I. min·ute \ˈminə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin minuta minute, 60th part of an hour, brief note, from Late Latin, 60th part of a degree, from Latin, feminine of minutus small — more at minute III1. a. : a unit of time equal to the 60th part of an hour and containing 60 seconds b. : a point or short space of time : moment < these letters didn't get here a minute too soon — Kenneth Roberts > < the train will be starting in a minute — Florence Montgomery > c. : a particular instant of time < wash … all sieves the minute you are through using them — June Platt > < my plan is but this minute come into my head — Charles Lamb > d. : the difference that can be traversed in a minute < five minutes across the park … are Spanish-speaking slums — Irwin Edman > 2. or minute of arc [Middle English, from Late Latin minuta] : a unit of angular measure equal to the 60th part of a degree and containing 60 seconds of arc 3. [Medieval Latin minuta] a. : a usually brief note of instructions, recommendations, or record in the form of an annotation on an existing document or of a separate memorandum b. : an official memorandum drafted (as by an individual or a governmental agency) usually to authorize or recommend a course of action or to analyze a particular situation < the position of civil servants … was previously regulated by a Treasury minute — T.E.May > < the governor … forwarded a ministerial minute, expressing alarm — Ethel Drus > < the whole question was reviewed … in a masterly minute by the Viceroy — L.J.L.Dundas > c. (1) : a brief summary of events or transactions < began to take their sense in minute as right as I could — W.S.Perry > < unity of judgment enough to warrant a minute of conclusion — Rufus Jones > (2) minutes plural : a series of brief notes taken to provide a record of proceedings (as of an assembly or conference) or of transactions (as of the directors of a corporation); specifically : an official record composed of such notes < the minutes of the … conference are not available to the public — Vera M. Dean > < a complete copy of the minutes of the … presbytery — American Guide Series: Tennessee > d. : a rough draft usually constituting a preliminary stage of a more elaborate project < the minute of a letter … was submitted to the ambassador — J.L.Motley > e. (1) : a written statement addressed to a court under Scots law referring to some interlocutory matter (as a defect in pleading or a point of law) (2) : an answer to such a statement embodying the court's order and the grounds of the order 4. [Late Latin minutum, from Latin, neuter of minutus small]obsolete : a very small or insignificant thing : a minute detail 5. : a fixed part (as 1/12, 1/18, 1/30, 1/60) of a module • - up to the minute II. minute transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to determine to the minute : ascertain or note exactly the time, speed, or duration of : time < minuted the speed of the train — Samuel Smiles > 2. a. : to write (something) in or in the form of a minute < the Empress … minuted an edict for universal tolerance — George Bancroft > b. : to make a note (as of instructions, comment, or record) on < minute a dispatch > c. : to make notes or a brief summary of : record in the form of minutes < in conversations … duly minuted on both sides — M.O.Hudson > < minutes the proceedings of the meeting — James Bryce > III. mi·nute \(ˈ)mī|n(y)üt, mə̇ˈn-, usu -üd.+V\ adjective (usually -er/-est) Etymology: Latin minutus small, minute, past participle of minuere to lessen — more at minor 1. : very small in size : tiny , infinitesimal < two minute, whiplike threads of protoplasm — W.E.Swinton > < irrigation … could be applied only to minute areas — P.E.James > < minute amounts of … impurities are introduced into chemically pure silicon — Wall Street Journal > 2. : of very small importance or consequence : trifling , petty < the law … may extend to the minutest phases of the life of the individual — C.L.Jones > < small-scale … almost one might say minute capitalists — J.H.Plumb > < explaining all the minute happenings of the ranch — Mary Austin > 3. : marked by close attention to and meticulous exactness in the treatment of very small parts or details < made a minute scientific examination of the bullets — W.H.Wright > < the land is … cultivated with minute care — Owen & Eleanor Lattimore > < a division in the tapestry so artfully constructed as to defy the minutest inspection — Jane Austen > Synonyms: see circumstantial , small |
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