micro: [19] The conversion of the prefix microinto a noun (standing, for instance, for a microskirt or microcomputer) is not as recent as one might have supposed: as long ago as the 1860s it was being used for a sort of tiny moth (short for microlepidoptera). The prefix itself comes from Greek mīkrós ‘small’, a variant of smīkrós, which may be distantly related to English small.
The earliest English word containing it appears to have been microcosm [15], etymologically ‘little world’. From the 17th century come micrometer, microphone, and microscope. Microbe [19] means etymologically ‘little life’ (from Greek bíos ‘life’), hence ‘little creature’.
micro 英文释义
1. extremely small in scale or scope or capability
micro 双语例句
1. You haven't lived until you've used their new micro system.
要是没用过他们新的微系统，这辈子就算白活了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. These are the cells that directly attack and kill micro-organisms.
这些细胞可以直接攻击和杀死微生物。
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3. The pulse is usually timed in micro-seconds.
脉冲通常以微秒计。
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4. They act at least a temporary block to DNA synthesis in micro - organisms.
它们在微生物中至少对DNA合成起暂时性的阻止作用.
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5. Methods Micro - CT was used to scan the intact maxillary first premolar.
