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smidgen

noun
🔊/ˈsmɪdʒən/
🔊/ˈsmɪdʒən/
(also smidgeon, smidgin)
(also smidge
🔊/smɪdʒ/
🔊/smɪdʒ/
)
[singular] (informal)
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  1. smidgen (of something) a small piece or amount of something少量；一点点
    • ‘Sugar?’ ‘Just a smidgen.’“放糖吗？” “只放一点。”🔊🔊
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: perhaps from Scots smitch in the same sense.