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Mince Latin V Chop Small Sip Late Pieces

单词 mince
音标 [mins]
解释 v.切碎;小步走路
红宝书 【英】 v. 切碎(to chop into very small pieces);小步走路(to move with short, affected steps)
【考】 quaff : sip / stride : mince(畅饮, 啜饮/大步走, 小步走)
【记】 min(小)+ce→切小, 切碎→小步走
【同】 参考:minute(微小的 ); minutia(细微末节)
【例】 He minced his way across the square.
字源 mince (v.)
late 14c., "to chop in little pieces," from Old French mincier "make into small pieces," from Vulgar Latin *minutiare "make small," from Late Latin minutiæ "small bits," from Latin minutus "small" (see minute (adj.)). Of speech, "to clip affectedly in imitation of elegance," 1540s; of words or language, "to restrain in the interest of decorum," 1590s. Meaning "to walk with short or precise steps" is from 1560s. Related: Minced; mincing.
mince (n.)
"minced meat," 1850; see mincemeat.
不择手段背单词 v. 切碎(食物); 小步走路
【记】min小, ce-切小, 切碎-碎步走
【参】minute(adj 微小的); minutia(n 细微末节); mincing(adj 碎步走的, 装腔作势的); miniature(n 缩小的模型; adj 微型的)
【类】quaff: sip = stride: mince畅饮不是啜饮 = 大步走不是小步走sip: drink = mince: walk啜饮是小口喝 = 碎步走是小步走
趣味全助记 【记】min 最小 + ce 音:碎,撕→小碎步;piece,撕成小片
【相关】minute 微小的, mini- 小,迷你

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