名詞 mite:

1. a slight but appreciable addition
   同義詞：touch, hint, tinge, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
2. any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods

1. Don't feel ashamed-we don't despise the widow's mite, and, as they say, every penny helps.
   不用覺(jué)得不好意思——我們不會(huì)瞧不起微薄但可貴的捐贈(zèng)的，正如人們說(shuō)的，每一文錢(qián)都會(huì)起作用。
2. He is a mite taller than I.
   他比我高一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。
3. Poor little mite!
   可憐的小家伙！
4. I offer a mite of comfort to him.
   我給了他一點(diǎn)安慰。

mite

n.（名詞）
Any of various small or minute arachnids of the order Acarina that are often parasitic on animals and plants, infest stored food products, and in some species transmit disease.
螨類(lèi)：蜱螨目的任何一種小的乃至微小的蜘蛛綱動(dòng)物，通常寄生于動(dòng)植物體內(nèi)，也寄生在儲(chǔ)藏食物中，有些種還傳播疾病

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French mite
源自 古法語(yǔ) mite
from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷蘭語(yǔ)

mite
mite 2

n.（名詞）

A very small contribution or amount of money.
很少量的現(xiàn)金，少量的錢(qián)
A widow`s mite.
寡婦的一文錢(qián)
A very small object, creature, or particle.
微粒、微物：一個(gè)很小的物體，動(dòng)物或粒子
A coin of very small value, especially an obsolete British coin worth half a farthing.
小幣：有很小價(jià)值的一個(gè)貨幣，尤指一個(gè)過(guò)時(shí)的英國(guó)硬幣，值半個(gè)法郎

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷蘭語(yǔ)
Middle Low German mote [a small Flemish coin, tiny animal]
中古低地德語(yǔ) mote [一種小的法蘭德西硬幣，小動(dòng)物]