1710 (1650s as a noun), "infinitely small," from Modern Latin infinitesimus, from Latin infinitus "infinite" (see infinite) + -esimus, as in centesimus "hundredth." Related: Infinitesimally.
雙語例句
1. infinitesimal traces of poison
微量毒素
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. The chances that the company will have any problems are infinitesimal.
那家公司會遇到什么問題的可能性是微乎其微的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. There was an infinitesimal pause.
其中有一個極短暫的停頓。
來自辭典例句
4. The body's annual intake of metallic iron is infinitesimal.
人體對金屬鐵的年攝入量是微不足道的.
來自辭典例句
5. Newton says he has abandoned the infinitesimal or infinitely small quantity.