- [countable]
a very small creature like a spider that lives in soil, on plants or animals, or inside houses in carpets, etc. 螨（状似蜘蛛的微小动物，在动植物、地毯等上生活） house dust mites 房内的粉尘螨
- [countable]
a small child or animal, especially one that you feel sorry for （可怜的）小孩子，小动物 - a mite[singular] (old-fashioned)
(used as an adverb 用作副词 a little; rather 少量 - a mite of something[singular] (old-fashioned)
a small amount of something 少量 Show a mite of respect. 表现出一点尊重。
Word Originsense 1 Old English mīte, of Germanic origin.senses 2 to 3 late Middle English (denoting a small Flemish copper coin): from Middle Dutch mīte; probably from the same Germanic word as mite (sense 1).