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slight

UK //slaɪt//US //slaɪt//

词源

源自中古英语 'sliht',与古诺尔斯语 'sléttr'(平滑的)和古高地德语 'sleht'(直的)有关,最初意为“平滑的”或“简单的”,后引申为“轻微的”或“不重要的”。

adjective

❶ 形容程度或数量非常小,几乎可以忽略不计,常用来表示轻微或不重要的变化、差异或影响。

“There was a slight increase in temperature yesterday.”

(昨天的气温略有上升。)

“She felt a slight pain in her ankle after the run.”

(跑步后她感到脚踝有些轻微疼痛。)

同义词:minor, small, insignificant, trivial, negligible

verb

❶ 故意忽视或不尊重某人,通常表现为冷淡或轻蔑的态度。

“She felt slighted when her boss didn't acknowledge her idea.”

(当老板没有认可她的想法时,她感到被轻视了。)

“He was slighted by not being invited to the meeting.”

(他没有被邀请参加会议,感到被怠慢了。)

同义词:snub, ignore, disregard, offend, insult

常见短语

not in the slightest — 表示一点也不,完全不,用于强调否定或缺乏某种感受或影响。

“I'm not in the slightest bit worried about the exam.”

(我对考试一点也不担心。)

slight chance — 指非常小的可能性,常用于描述不太可能发生的情况。

“There's only a slight chance of rain tomorrow.”

(明天下雨的可能性很小。)