mince绞肉，装模作样

mince

英 [mɪns]

美 [mɪns]

vt. 切碎；矫揉做作地说

vi. 装腔作势；碎步走

n. 切碎物，肉馅

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1. minute => mince.

2. Etymologically, to mince something is to make it extremely 'small'.

3. It is ultimately from minutus "small".

4. => chop in little pieces.

中文词源

mince 绞肉，装模作样来自古法语mincier,使成碎片，来自拉丁语minutus,小的，词源同minute,minus.引申词义绞肉，后用于形容人的装模作样，矫揉造作。

英文词源

mincemince: [14] Etymologically, to mince something is to make it extremely ‘small’. The word comes via Old French mincier from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, a derivative of Latin minūtia ‘small thing’. This in turn was based on minūtus ‘small’, source of English minute.=> minutemince (v.)late 14c., "to chop in little pieces," from Old French mincier "make into small pieces," from Vulgar Latin *minutiare "make small," from Late Latin minutiæ "small bits," from Latin minutus "small" (see minute (adj.)). Of speech, "to clip affectedly in imitation of elegance," 1540s; of words or language, "to restrain in the interest of decorum," 1590s. Meaning "to walk with short or precise steps" is from 1560s. Related: Minced; mincing.mince (n.)"minced meat," 1850; see mincemeat.

双语例句

1. The doctors didn't mince their words, and predicted the worst. 医生直言相告，并做了最坏的预测。 来自柯林斯例句

2. Brown the mince in a frying pan. 在煎锅里把肉末煎至棕色。 来自柯林斯例句

3. Would you like me to mince the meat for you? 你要我替你把肉切碎 吗 ? 来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Don't mince matters , but speak plainly. 不要含糊其词, 有话就直说吧. 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. Mince the meat and the onion. 把肉和洋葱剁碎吧. 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》