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modicum

🇬🇧 UK/'mɒdikәm/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A small or token amount of something

少量;一点点

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
modmeasure, mode, manner
+
icumsuffix
=modicum

Common Collocations

  • 1.a modicum of一点点
  • 2.at least a modicum至少一点

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He showed only a [modicum] of interest in the presentation.

  • 2.

    A [modicum] of common sense would have prevented this disaster.

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