morsel
/ˈmɔːsəl/noun
1- a small piece or amount of food; a mouthful（食物）一小份; 一小口：
Juliet pushed a last morsel of toast into her mouth
朱丽叶把最后一小口烤面包放进了嘴里
figurative 〈喻〉estate agents think the mansion will be a very tasty morsel for an international company.
房地产经纪人认为这幢大厦会很合跨国公司胃口的。
1.1
- a small piece or amount一点点, 点滴; 小块：
there was a morsel of consolation for the British team.
对英国队略有安慰。
1.2
- a person who is regarded with pity or sympathy受人怜悯（或同情）的人。
词源
Middle English: from Old French， diminutive of mors 'a bite'， from Latin mors- 'bitten'， from the verb mordere.