| 词汇 | modicum |
| 释义 | modicum noun[ S ] formaluk /ˈmɒd.ɪ.kəm/ us /ˈmɑː.dɪ.kəm/ a small amount of something good such as truth or honesty: 少量，一点点 There's not even a modicum of truth in her statement.她的话里一点儿真话都没有。 Anyone with a modicum of common sense could have seen that the plan wouldn't work.稍有常识的人都会看出来这个计划不可行。 Words meaning small pieces and amounts by a noseidiom clipping crumb dab of something dash dollop grain paring peewee pinch potsherd ray skinny spark thimbleful tidbit tiddler titbit tittle trace modicum | American Dictionarymodicum noun[ U ] us/ˈmɑd·ɪ·kəm, ˈmoʊ·dɪ-/ a small amount: He achieved a modicum of success. Examples of modicummodicum However, a modicum of progress is possible by using a numerical scheme based on differentiation. The drafting of politicians and academics into the government tends to offer the regime a modicum of legitimacy, thereby reducing any deep cynicism and disaffection. Only the last 22 million years of terrestrial life are known with any modicum of detail. For the most part, bioethicists have overlooked disaster and emergency medicine, and public health has only recently garnered a modicum of attention. In short, there is a general familiarity with this variety which must breed a modicum of content. However, a modicum of perceived success is necessary to spur mimicry. Moreover, in equilibrium, this modicum of information is enough to provide voters with a rough guide of what to expect from party labels. In this case, consistent decision-making requires a modicum of comprehension. He identifies the ruling ' class ' as practically any group which holds a modicum of relative wealth or power. In the international community similar responses evolved, supported by an effort to provide a modicum of assistance to cooperating states. Medical scientists have had a modicum of success in devising treatments. There was, nevertheless, a modicum of dissent from both sides. With the possibility of senility or even a modicum of memory loss, thought and language can be at risk. Convening regular elections brings with it a modicum of international respectability and the resulting foreign aid, and does not threaten these leaders. While there are no contractual relationships in this four-tiered chain of production, there are informal agreements between actors that guarantee a modicum of stability. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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