microscopic

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɒp.ɪk/    美 /ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɑ.pɪk/|/ˌmɑe.kɹəˈskɔp.ɪk/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal
    — We supply all microscopic stains and other materials.
  2. So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
    — The water was full of microscopic organisms.
  3. Very small; minute
    — Compared to the galaxy, we are microscopic in scale.
  4. Carried out with great attention to detail. figuratively
    — The police carried out a microscopic search of the crime scene.
  5. Able to see extremely minute objects.
    — Why has not man a microscopic eye?

词形变化

more microscopic comparative most microscopic superlative

词汇关系

反义词
macroscopic gross
衍生词
amicroscopic biomicroscopic copromicroscopic cryomicroscopic electromicroscopic endomicroscopic fluoromicroscopic immunomicroscopic intravital microscopic micromorph micromorphic microscopical microscopically nonmicroscopic otomicroscopic photomicroscopic quasimicroscopic spectromicroscopic stereomicroscopic submicroscopic supermicroscopic ultramicroscopic unmicroscopic videomicroscopic
相关词
microscope macroscopic telescopic naked-eye

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)
Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti
Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai
Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Hellenic *-ós
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Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ.
Ancient Greek -ός (-ós)
Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós)
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti
Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)
Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ium
Latin mīcroscopiumlbor.
Italian microscopiobor.
English microscope
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English microscopic
From microscope + -ic.
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