- (especially Scottish English)
very small in size 很小的；极小的 a wee girl 娇小的女孩 Who was that wee lassie who was here last night? 昨晚在这里的那个小姑娘是谁？
small in amount; little 微量的；很少的；一丁点儿的 Extra ExamplesI might be a wee bit late. 我可能有点晚了。 Come inside for a wee dram. 进来吃点杂草。
Word Originadjective Middle English (originally a noun use in Scots, usually as a little wee ‘a little bit’): from Old English wēg(e) ‘balance, weight’, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
the wee small hours (Scottish English)
(North American English the wee hours)
(also the early/small hours British and North American English)
the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight 午夜刚过的一段时间；凌晨时分 We danced into the wee small hours of the morning. 我们在早晨的几个小时跳入凌晨。 I woke in the wee hours. 我在凌晨醒来。