wee
adjective/wiː/
/wiː/
(informal)Idioms - (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?
昨晚来的那个小姑娘是谁？
- a wee girl
- small in amount; little
微量的；很少的；一丁点儿的 - Just a wee drop of milk for me.
给我一丁点儿奶就行。 - I felt a wee bit guilty about it.
我对此觉得有点儿愧疚。
Extra Examples- I might be a wee bit late.
我可能会晚一点。 - Come inside for a wee dram.
进来喝一杯小酒。
- Just a wee drop of milk for me.
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.
我们跳舞到凌晨。 - I woke in the wee hours.
我在凌晨醒来。
- We danced into the wee small hours of the morning.