smallness

英

美

网络  小性; 小气; 微小性; 微小

BNC.21133 / COCA.24638

英英释义

noun

• lack of generosity in trifling matters
  Synonym:pettinesslittleness
• the property of having relatively little strength or vigor
  1. the smallness of her voice
  Synonym:littleness
• the property of having a relatively small size
  Synonym:littleness
• the property of being a relatively small amount
  1. he was attracted by the smallness of the taxes

双语例句

• Debate continues as to whether the smallness of the number demonstrates that railways were not important to US economic development, or just the silliness of attempting that type of calculation at all; I incline towards the latter view.
  争论仍在继续：到底是数据的渺小表明铁路对美国经济发展不重要，还是这种计算根本就是愚蠢的？我倾向于后一种观点。
• But the smallness of the exception made the mystery.
  可是这个例外实在少见，这就令人不解了。
• You are trying to return to the other person their greatness, instead of focusing on their smallness.
  你尝试把别人自己的伟大找还给他们，而不是关注于他们的渺小。
• The more we globetrot, the more aware we are of the smallness of the world.
  我们周游世界越多，越觉得世界渺小。
• The next really important thing is the smallness of Judea.
  还有一点很重要，就是朱迪亚的渺小性。
• Due to the liabilities of newness and smallness, entrepreneurial firms usually fail to procure desired resources from formal and ritualized channels like more established corporations.
  创业企业受到企业“新”和“小”等不利条件的影响，无法像大企业一样通过市场化和正规化的途径获得企业发展所需资源。
• Smallness brings its own challenges and vulnerabilities.
  其规模之小给自身带来了挑战和劣势。
• Their smallness reflects the dominance of the GPS vector observations in the combination solution.
  其微小程度反应了在组合方式中GPS向量观测占主导地位。
• The chief proof of a man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.
  一个人真正伟大的主要证明在于认识到自己的渺小。
• I was surprised at the smallness of his house.
  他的房子那么小，我感到奇怪。