1710 (1650s as a noun), "infinitely small," from Modern Latin infinitesimus, from Latin infinitus "infinite" (see infinite) + -esimus, as in centesimus "hundredth." Related: Infinitesimally.
权威例句
1. infinitesimal traces of poison
微量毒素
2. The chances that the company will have any problems are infinitesimal.
那家公司会遇到什么问题的可能性是微乎其微的.
3. There was an infinitesimal pause.
其中有一个极短暂的停顿。
4. The body's annual intake of metallic iron is infinitesimal.
人体对金属铁的年摄入量是微不足道的.
5. Newton says he has abandoned the infinitesimal or infinitely small quantity.