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mimic
v.模仿 [to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or
derisively.]
ps.就像有學小孩玩學人講話的遊戲一樣，他們模仿，但是卻是用種好笑的方式。
adj.模仿的 [imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale: a mimic
battle.]
minaret
n.清真寺的尖塔 [a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque(
清真寺), surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which
the muezzin(報告禱告時刻的人) calls the people to prayer.]
ps. minaret是尖尖高高的塔，屬於mosque的一部分，伊斯蘭教的人會在minaret中禱告
。
spire:church＝minaret:mosque
塔尖在教堂上＝尖塔在清真寺上
minatory
mina(=menace)-tory
adj.威脅的 [menacing; threatening.]
ex. minatory gestures
字源：minatory 與 menace(p.308) 都是同個來源的，L. mina(ri)
mince
v.切碎 [to cut or chop into very small pieces.]
ex. I'll buy lean meat and mince it myself.
n.絞肉 [Finely chopped food, especially mincemeat.]
n.以小步子走(矯揉造作地) [to walk or move with short, affectedly dainty
steps.]
ex. They minced, in beach costumes and make-up.
字源：mince跟小有關唷，原本的意思是「make into small pieces」，其實他就是從L.
minutus來的，跟minute同源：
stride:mince
mingle
v.使混合 [to become mixed]
v. [To join or take part with others]
ps. 比方說你在舞會中，到處移動與與聊天，這動作也可以稱為「mingle」
字源：from mix
reveiw p.300
mangle v.嚴重損傷
音： mangle -- 面勾到了...血肉模糊
miniature
mini(small)-ature
n.微型畫;小畫像 [a representation or image of something on a small or reduced
scale.]
adj.纖小的 [=small; being on a small or greatly reduced scale.]
字源：原本是指在手稿上的小繪圖
minimize
minimum-ize
v.最小化 [to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.]
ex. to minimize the losses.
字構：minimum(最小量)+ize
minion
n.奴才 [An obsequious follower or dependent; a sycophant.]
ps. minion是指一種人，是一種非常奉承的人，非常依賴別人的人。也有人翻成小嘍嘍
。
聯想：min+ion 小小的人
minion:dependent＝groveler:petitioner
奴才是過分依賴者＝乞求者是過分請求者
minnow
n.鯉科淡水小魚(常用作釣餌) [a small, European cyprinoid fish]
mint
n.【植】薄荷 [any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves
and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.]
n.造幣廠 [a place where coins, paper currency, special medals, etc., are
produced under government authority.]
ps.mint有兩個不同的字源，所以才可以既當薄荷，又可當造幣廠。
mint:coin
minuet
minu(small)-et(small)
n.小步舞(曲) [A slow, stately pattern dance in 3/4 time for groups of
couples, originating in 17th-century France.]
ps. 高雅的男女對舞，起源於法國民間舞蹈，風行於17至18世紀的歐洲宮廷舞廳。舞者
通常跟隨3/4節拍的音樂用緩慢的小步表演多種精心設計的花樣與隊形，其中組合了程序
化的鞠躬和屈膝禮動作。這種18世紀最流行的貴族舞蹈在1789年法國大革命之後不再流行
。
ps.陳綺貞 有一首歌叫小步舞曲
minuscule
minu-scule
adj.很小的 [very small.]
ex. a minuscule kitchen
n.小寫字體
比方說a 是A的minuscule, 也可以稱lower case
n.= New Roman cursive (一種草寫體)[A small cursive script developed from
uncial(安色爾字體) between the seventh and ninth centuries and used in
medieval manuscripts.]
minuscule:letter
小寫字母是一種字母
minute
['mɪnɪt]
n.1分鐘
n.會議記錄 [An official record of the proceedings of a meeting.]
ps.紀錄下每一分鐘meeting的內容
[maɪ'n jut]
adj.微小的
agenda:minutes
會議記錄記錄會議議程
minutia
minute(small)+ia
n.細節 [A small or trivial detail]
ps.常用複數型minutiae，指的是微不足道的細節。比方說，在思考下午五點一分五十
秒出門，還是下午五點一分四十九秒出門比較好，就是一種minutiae.
ex. the minutiae of experimental and mathematical procedure
minutia:details＝quibbles:objections
miracle
mir(to wonder at)-acle
n.奇蹟 [an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses
all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.]
ex. Nothing but a miracle can save her life.
只有奇蹟才能挽救她的生命
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