adj (1)极小(少)的(extremely small in size，amount，degree)：～grains of salt/particles of gold dust/amounts of fluoride/quantities of lead/representations of plants and animals 微小盐粒/微小金砂粒/微量氟化物/微量铅/动植物微雕;～differences/happenings/organisms极小差别/极小事件/微生物;The glass vase fell to the stone floor and broke into the～est pieces.玻璃花瓶掉在了石头地面上，摔得粉碎。〖同〗little，tiny;〖反〗huge，vast，great;

(2)极详细(缜密，精确)的(concerned with tiny details;precise)：～care 入微的关怀;a～observer 细心的观察者;～researches 缜密的研究;a～examination/inspection/description详细调查/认真检查/细致描写;a～study of blood/bacteria/the illness仔细研究血液/仔细检查细菌/认真研究这种疾病;The old man remembered in～detail every thing that had happened.老人对所发生的一切记得清清楚楚。〖同〗close，detailed，careful，exact;〖反〗general，rough;

→′minutely adv 详细地;′minuteness n 细小，详细