littleness

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littleness 指事物在数量、规模或重要性上的微小状态,强调微不足道或少量。

用法要点

抽象名词用法

littleness 通常用作抽象名词,描述抽象概念的微小性,如重要性、价值或影响,而非具体物体的物理尺寸。

• the littleness of human concerns
• a sense of littleness in the universe

介词搭配

常与介词 of 连用,表示所属关系,如 the littleness of something;也可与 in 搭配,表示在某个方面的微小性。

• littleness of mind
• littleness in detail

语域说明

littleness 较正式或文学化,多用于书面语、哲学讨论或修辞表达,日常口语中更常用 smallness 或 triviality。

• the philosophical littleness of existence
• overcome the littleness of petty disputes

基础例句

I was struck by the littleness of my problems compared to global issues.

与全球问题相比,我意识到自己问题的微不足道。

The littleness of the gift didn't matter; it was the thought that counted.

礼物的轻微并不重要,重要的是心意。

She often feels a sense of littleness when looking at the stars.

仰望星空时,她常感到自身的渺小。

高级例句

In philosophical discourse, the littleness of human existence is a recurring theme.

在哲学讨论中,人类存在的渺小性是一个反复出现的主题。

The report highlighted the littleness of the economic impact, suggesting minimal risk.

报告强调了经济影响的轻微性,表明风险很小。

Managers should avoid focusing on the littleness of details and instead prioritize strategic goals.

管理者应避免纠结于细节的琐碎,而应优先考虑战略目标。

高频搭配

adjective

apparent littlenessrelative littlenessutter littlenessphilosophical littlenesshuman littleness

verb

emphasize the littlenessovercome the littlenessreveal the littlenessacknowledge the littlenessignore the littleness

noun

littleness of mindlittleness of detaillittleness of concernlittleness of scalelittleness of impact

preposition

in its littlenessof littlenesswith littlenessbeyond littleness

常见错误

❌ 错误:The littleness of the box is small.
✓ 正确:The box is small in its littleness.

错误在于重复表达:littleness 本身已表示微小,不应再与 small 直接并列修饰。正确用法应使用介词短语来连接。

❌ 错误:He has a littleness attitude.
✓ 正确:He has an attitude of littleness.

littleness 是名词,不能直接作形容词修饰名词。正确表达应使用 of 结构来表示所属关系。

近义词辨析

smallness

smallness 更通用,可指具体尺寸或数量的微小,而 littleness 更侧重抽象、哲学或修辞上的微小性,常带情感色彩。

The smallness of the room was practical (具体尺寸), but the littleness of the gesture moved her deeply (抽象意义)。

triviality

triviality 强调不重要或无足轻重,常带贬义;littleness 更中性,可指客观上的微小,不一定暗示无价值。

He dismissed the issue as a triviality (贬义,不重要), while she pondered the littleness of human efforts (中性,微小性)。