minutia
gb/mɪnˈuʃiə/ us/mɪnˈuʃiə/
C1
Ingles
apró részletek, apróságok, apró részlet, jelentéktelen részlet
PANGNGALAN
C1
1
apróságok
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
the minutia of [something]
We agreed on the strategy first and left the minutia for later.
Először a stratégiában állapodtunk meg, az apró részleteket pedig későbbre hagytuk.
The report is clear, but it gets stuck in minutia that most readers won’t care about.
A jelentés világos, de leragad olyan apró részleteknél, amelyek a legtöbb olvasót nem érdeklik.
She understands the big picture and doesn’t waste time on minutia.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
Don’t worry about the minutia right now.
Most ne aggódj az apró részletek miatt.
Let’s talk about the main idea, not the minutia.
Beszéljünk a fő gondolatról, ne az apró részletekről.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Minutia is often used where the plural minutiae is expected; in careful writing, minutiae is the standard plural form.
Kahulugan
small, unimportant details
Mga kolokasyon
the minutia of a project
|the minutia of daily life
|administrative minutia
|technical minutia
|legal minutia
|bureaucratic minutia
|obsess over minutia
|focus on minutia
|get bogged down in minutia
|worry about minutia
Mga kasingkahulugan
details (Neutral and much more common; can include important points too.)
|
trivia (Often suggests facts that are interesting but not important.)
|
nitty-gritty (Emphasizes practical specifics; not always ‘unimportant’.)
Mga kasalungat
big picture (The main overall view, not the small details.)
|
essentials (Only the most important parts.)
Mga tema
communication
|writing
|business
|academics
Depinisyon
the tiny details that do not matter much
A set of very small details, especially ones that are not important to the main point or overall picture.
PANGNGALAN
C2
FORMAL
2
Padron ng paggamit:
a minutia of [something]
One minutia in the contract changed how the payment was calculated.
A szerződés egy apró részlete megváltoztatta a fizetés kiszámításának módját.
He corrected a minutia in the timeline, even though it didn’t affect the conclusion.
Kijavított egy apró részletet az időrendben, pedig ez nem befolyásolta a következtetést.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
This minutia is not important.
Ez az apró részlet nem fontos.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
In standard usage, the singular is usually expressed as a detail or a minor point; many speakers use minutia as if it were plural.
Kahulugan
one tiny detail
Mga kolokasyon
a minor minutia
|a pointless minutia
|a revealing minutia
|a telling minutia
|a small minutia
Mga kasingkahulugan
trifle (Emphasizes that it is insignificant, sometimes dismissive.)
|
minor detail (More natural in everyday English.)
Mga kasalungat
major point (A main or important idea.)
|
key fact (An important piece of information.)
Mga tema
communication
|writing
Depinisyon
one very small detail
A single very small or trivial detail.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
minutia
IPA
GB/mɪnˈuʃiə/
US/mɪnˈuʃiə/
Mga pantig at diin
minu - tia (2 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tia)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: minutia
- Plural: minutia, minutiae
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
bogged down in minutia
1/bˈɔɡd dˈaʊn ˈɪn mɪnˈuʃiə/
fixed phrase
stuck because of tiny details
to be stuck because of small details
Mga Halimbawa
- The team is bogged down in minutia instead of shipping the update.
- We got bogged down in minutia during the meeting and ran out of time.
- She felt bogged down in minutia and asked for clearer priorities.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- We are bogged down in minutia.
down to the minutia
1/dˈaʊn tə ðə mɪnˈuʃiə/
fixed phrase
including even the smallest details
with every small detail included
Mga Halimbawa
- She planned the event down to the minutia, from the seating chart to the music.
- The instructions explain the process down to the minutia.
- They documented the experiment down to the minutia.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He planned it down to the minutia.
get lost in the minutia
1/ɡˈɛt lˈɔst ˈɪn ðə mɪnˈuʃiə/
fixed phrase
focus too much on tiny details
to pay too much attention to small details
Mga Halimbawa
- It’s easy to get lost in the minutia and forget what problem we’re solving.
- Don’t get lost in the minutia of formatting—finish the draft first.
- We got lost in the minutia of the schedule and missed the deadline.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- We got lost in the minutia.
- Don’t get lost in the minutia of this task.
the minutia of day-to-day life
1/ðə mɪnˈuʃiə əv dˈeɪ tə dˈeɪ lˈaɪf/
fixed phrase
small details of daily living
small daily details
Mga Halimbawa
- They argued about the minutia of day-to-day life, like chores and bills.
- The film captures the minutia of day-to-day life in a small town.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- We talked about the minutia of day-to-day life.