Minuscule means extremely small — so small you might barely notice it. A minuscule insect on the page; a minuscule amount of sugar in the tea.

Minuscule這個詞 means指的是 extremely small非常小 — so small小到 you might barely notice it你可能幾乎注意不到。A minuscule insect一隻極小的昆蟲 on the page在紙頁上; a minuscule amount of sugar一點點極少量的糖 in the tea在茶裡。

People also stretch it: a minuscule chance, a minuscule difference, meaning tiny and not very important. It sounds a little more formal than tiny, which is the word most people reach for in easy talk.

People人們 also stretch it也會把它引申來用: a minuscule chance極小的機會, a minuscule difference極小的差異, meaning意思是 tiny and not very important微小、不太重要。It它 sounds聽起來 than比 tiny, which is the word most people reach for in easy talk（大家在輕鬆對話裡最常用的那個詞) a little more formal稍微正式一點。

Though actually there is another, older use you may meet in books about writing: minuscule letters are the small form of letters (what we now call lowercase), set against majuscule, the big capital form. In ordinary English the tiny meaning is the one that matters.

Though actually不過其實 there is another, older use另外還有一個比較舊的用法 you may meet in books about writing你可能會在講寫作的書裡遇到: minuscule letters「minuscule letters」 are是 the small form of letters小寫字母的形式 (what we now call lowercase也就是我們現在說的 lowercase), set against相對於 majuscule「majuscule」, the big capital form大寫字母的形式。In ordinary English在日常英文裡 the tiny meaning「極小」這個意思 is the one that matters才是重要的。

Many people spell it miniscule, with an i; you will see that everywhere, but the careful spelling is minuscule, with a u, because it comes from Latin minus, less.

Many people很多人 spell it把它拼成 miniscule, with an i「miniscule」，用 i; you你 will see that everywhere到處都會看到這樣, but不過 the careful spelling正確、講究的拼法 is是 minuscule, with a u「minuscule」，用 u, because因為 it comes from它源自 Latin minus, less拉丁文的 minus，意思是「更少」。