| 单词 | exiguous |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [eg'zigjuəs] |
| 解释 | adj. 太少的，不足的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.太少的，不足的( scanty, small, meager) 【同】 近形词: contiguous(比邻的); ambiguous(模棱两可 的) 【例】 an exiguous meal of bread and cheese |
| 字源 | exiguous (adj.) "scanty," 1650s, from Latin exiguus "small, petty, paltry, scanty in measure or number," from exigere (see exact (v.)). |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. (极度)不足的 = scanty = meager 【记】ex出, igu读: 1个u(坑): 出门就掉到一个u里－运气极度不足的 【参】contiguous(adj 临近的; 毗连的); ambiguous(adj 含糊其词的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源于exigent，急需的，急需当然是因数物品太少，不足了；exit + gu 谷 + ou 物 谷物出去，没了 |
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