Minimum
['mɪnɪməm]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right.
(noun.) the smallest possible quantity.
吉米編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to maximum.
沙琳編輯
同義詞及近義詞:
n. Least quantity, least part.
錄入:莱尔
例句/造句/用法:
- The ovens are highly insulated with a thick packing of best grade mineral wool, which reduces air leakage to a minimum and retains the heat generated for a long period. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Artificial reservoirs are usually constructed on the near outskirts of a town in order that the frictional force lost in transmission may be reduced to a minimum. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- This is to reduce to a minimum the sound of the balls dropping on and rolling down the bed. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- General Ord will leave behind the minimum number of cavalry necessary for picket duty, in the absence of the main army. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Now that a reliable formula is at hand a quantity of this Wonder Liniment can be prepared at a minimum cost without paying for bottles, labels, advertising, salaries, rents, etc. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- It is self-evident that an ideal kiln would be one that produced the maximum quantity of thoroughly clinkered material with a minimum amount of fuel, labor, and investment. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- This means a minimum of friction, therefore the least wear on the machine and the least exertion on the part of the operator. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- But I've got to keep enough people here for the bare minimum necessary to carry the orders out. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Work was therefore pushed with great vigor on the defences, to enable the minimum number of troops to hold the fort. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Kindly write upon it I am perfectly willing to act as business manager to the Franco-Midland Hardware Company, Limited, at a minimum salary of L500. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- But when you are engaged in scientific investigation, you try to reduce the spontaneous in life to a minimum. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- This seems to carry with it, as a necessary corollary, the establishment of some minimum standard of education for everyone. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The later construction has been designed for a minimum speed of twenty-five knots an hour, with a possible attainment of thirty knots or over, under favorable conditions. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- He reasoned that the advantages thus obtained would be fourfold: a minimum of machinery and parts; greater compactness; a saving of power; and greater economy in mining. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- In unskilled forms of labor, the intellectual factors are at minimum precisely because the habits involved are not of a high grade. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
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