exiguous的词源

英文词源

exiguous (adj.)

"scanty, small, diminutive," 1650s, from Latin exiguus "small, short; petty, paltry, poor, mean; scanty in measure or number; strict," literally "measured, exact," from exigere "drive out, take out" (see exact (v.)). Compare immense "huge," literally "unmeasured."

中文词源

exiguous：稀少的，不够的

词源同exact, 精确的。引申义没有裕量，不够。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：exiguous 词源，exiguous 含义。