mince

• vt.切り刻む；虚勢を張る
• vi. かっこをつける；ミンチにする
• n. 刻む、ミンチ状にする

古フランス語のmincier「細かくする」から。ラテン語のminutus「小さい」が語源で、語源的にはminute「分」、minus「マイナス」と同じ。 minced meat「ひき肉」に由来し、のちに人の姿勢や気取った様子を表すのに使われる。

mince

mince: [14] Etymologically, to mince something is to make it extremely ‘small’. The word comes via Old French mincier from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, a derivative of Latin minūtia ‘small thing’. This in turn was based on minūtus ‘small’, source of English minute.
=> minute

mince (v.)

late 14c., "to chop in little pieces," from Old French mincier "make into small pieces," from Vulgar Latin *minutiare "make small," from Late Latin minuti? "small bits," from Latin minutus "small" (see minute (adj.)). Of speech, "to clip affectedly in imitation of elegance," 1540s; of words or language, "to restrain in the interest of decorum," 1590s. Meaning "to walk with short or precise steps" is from 1560s. Related: Minced; mincing.

mince (n.)

"minced meat," 1850; see mincemeat.

1. The doctors didn 't mince their words，and predicted the worst.

医師は直言し、最悪の予測をした。

2.Brown the mince in a frying pan.

フライパンでひき肉を茶色に焼く。

3.Would you like me to mince the meat for you？

私があなたのために肉を切る必要がありますか？

4.Don 't mince matters,but speak plainly.

言葉を濁さないで、話があれば率直に言ってください。

5. Mince the meat and the onion.

肉と玉ねぎを細かく刻みましょう。