‖ n.; pl.Minutiae [ L., fr. minutus small, minute. See 4th Minute. ] A minute particular; a small or minor detail; -- used chiefly in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]
[只见树木,不见森林 / 祇見樹木,不見森林, zhǐ jiàn shù mù, bù jiàn sēn lín, ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊ]only see the trees, but not see the forest (成语 saw, from Mao Zedong, On contradictions 毛澤東|毛泽东, 矛盾論|矛盾论); to concentrate on minutiae at the expense of the big picture[Add to Longdo]