modicum

1、They should win, given a modicum of luck.只要有一点点运气，他们就会赢。2、There's not even a modicum of truth in her statement.她说的话没有一点是真的。3、At a minimum, she hopes for at least a modicum of attraction. 至少，她希望能遇到一个对她有一点点吸引力的人。4...

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Or he may find that while his knowledge of chemistry is not of professional caliber, it is still sufficient to give him preference in a particular job over someone who lacks even that modicum of knowledge of the subject. But these are accidental and incidental. In general, certain courses of...

it is still sufficient to give him preference in a particular job over someone who lacks even that modicum of knowledge of the subject. But these are accidental and incidental. In general, certain courses of study are for the service of society and other courses are for self-impr...