- exiguous (adj.)
[exiguous 词源字典]
- "scanty, small, diminutive," 1650s, from Latin exiguus "small, short; petty, paltry, poor, mean; scanty in measure or number; strict," literally "measured, exact," from exigere "drive out, take out" (see exact (v.)). Compare immense "huge," literally "unmeasured."[exiguous etymology, exiguous origin, 英语词源]