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vanishingly

/ˈvænɪʃɪŋli/ adv

So as to vanish, or appear to vanish; especially, very small or rare.

Word Origin Vanishingly comes from Latin vanus 'empty, void' — the idea is something so tiny it's almost disappearing into emptiness. The word vanish itself is from evanescere, literally 'to become empty out of,' and you can see the same root in evanescent (fleeting, fading) and vain (empty pride). The PIE root *h₂weh- meant 'to leave, abandon,' which is exactly what something vanishingly small does.

adv So as to vanish, or appear to vanish; especially, very small or rare.

The chances of such a rare event occurring are vanishingly small.

(副词) 趋近消失地；微乎其微地；几乎为零地

发生如此罕见事件的概率微乎其微。

(adverbio) infimamente; mínimamente; prácticamente [De manera que desaparece, o parece desaparecer; especialmente, muy pequeño o raro.]

Las probabilidades de que ocurra un evento tan raro son extremadamente pequeñas.

(adverbe) infiniment; dérisoirement; imperceptiblement [D'une manière tellement infime ou rare qu'elle semble s'évanouir.]

Les chances qu'un événement aussi rare se produise sont extrêmement faibles (vanishingly small).

(Adverb) verschwindend gering; kaum wahrnehmbar; äußerst selten [**vanishingly** beschreibt etwas, das so gering oder selten ist, dass es fast nicht mehr wahrnehmbar oder vorhanden zu sein scheint.]

Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass ein solch seltenes Ereignis eintritt, ist **vanishingly** klein.

(副詞) 消えるように、あるいは消えていくように。とくに、きわめて小さい、またはまれなさま。

このような稀な事象が起こる確率は、きわめて小さい。

(advérbio) a ponto de desaparecer; mínimamente; insignemente [De modo a desaparecer, ou parecer desaparecer; especialmente, muito pequeno ou raro.]

As chances de ocorrer um evento tão raro são extremamente pequenas.

Synonyms: imperceptibly infinitesimally negligibly sparingly rarely scarcely minimally faintly Antonyms: noticeably significantly substantially abundantly
Word parts: vanish + ing + ly

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