Minutiae are the very small, exact details of something — the little bits that most people skip or find tiring. He knew the minutiae of the law; she got lost in the minutiae of the plan.

Minutiae這個字 are the very small, exact details of something指的是某件事非常細小、精確的細節——the little bits that most people skip or find tiring也就是大多數人會跳過或覺得煩的那些小地方。He knew the minutiae of the law他熟知法律的細枝末節；she got lost in the minutiae of the plan她在計畫的細節裡迷失了方向

It is almost always used in the plural. The old singular, minutia, a single tiny point, is rare; in real talk people say minutiae even when they mean the small stuff as a heap.

It is almost always used in the plural這個字幾乎總是用複數形。The old singular, minutia舊式的單數形minutia，a single tiny point指單一的一個小細節，is rare很少見；in real talk在實際講話中 people say minutiae大家會說minutiae even when they mean the small stuff as a heap就算他們指的是一整堆小事

The word is rather formal and a bit bookish. In easy English you would say tiny details, the small points, or the little things.

The word這個字 is rather formal and a bit bookish算是相當正式、有點書卷氣。In easy English用簡單的英文 you would say你會說 tiny details, the small points, or the little things細節、小地方，或小事情

People often use it with a sigh, as if those details are fussy.

People often use it with a sigh大家常帶著嘆氣的口氣用這個字，as if those details are fussy好像那些細節很瑣碎麻煩似的

It is not the minutes of a meeting (the written notes), though the two look like cousins. The idea is smallness, not time.

It is not the minutes of a meeting它不是會議紀錄的意思 (the written notes)（也就是書面記錄），though the two look like cousins雖然這兩個字看起來像堂表親。The idea is smallness, not time這個字的重點是「小」，不是「時間」