minus
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 负号,不足
- adj.
- 减的,负的,阴性的
- prep.
- 减,缺
演变路径(由近及远)
原始词根
原始印欧语 *mey- (small)
词源说明
From Middle English mynus, from Latin minus, neuter form of minor, comparative form of parvus (“small, little”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“few, small”).
释义(英文)
介词 Preposition
- (mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.]
- (informal) Without; deprived of. [from 19th c.]
名词 Noun
- (mathematics) The minus sign (−). [from 16th c.]
- (mathematics) A negative quantity