英语词汇“mince”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	mince
释义	mince I. \ˈmin(t)s\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English mincen, from Middle French mincer, mincier, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin minutiare, from Latin minutia smallness, minuteness, from minutus minute + -ia -y — more at minute *transitive verb* 1. a. : to cut or chop into very small pieces < mince ham > < mince glands in medical research > b. : to subdivide minutely < his days … were minced into hours — Van Wyck Brooks > especially : to damage by cutting up < the director minced up the play > 2. : to cut up (a plover) 3. : to utter or pronounce with affectation (as of refinement or elegance) : clip in pronunciation < minced the word in the manner of the old lady > < who minced his mother tongue — Leslie Stephen > 4. archaic : to diminish in representation : tell in part or by degrees : weaken the force of : make little of : extenuate, minimize < I do not mince the truth — P.J.Bailey > 5. a. : to moderate or restrain (words) within the bounds of politeness and decorum < minced no words in stating his dislike — J.T.Farrell > < a typical old-school editor who never minced words with his enemies — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania > b. : euphemize < such minced words as heck, darn, durn, danged — Thomas Pyles > 6. : to do or perform (something) in an affected way *intransitive verb* 1. : to walk with short steps or in a prim affected manner < a painted woman … minced up to them — T.B.Costain > < a slender, small, dapper man minced over the threshold — C.B.Kelland > < while the birds … mince on the pavement at their feet — Constance Carrier > 2. : to speak with affected nicety or elegance 3. : to chop food materials fine • - mince matters II. noun (-s) : small bits or pieces into which something is chopped < a mince of mushrooms > specifically : mincemeat
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