diminutive
英 [d?'m?nj?t?v]
美 [d?'m?nj?t?v]
- adj. 小的，小型的，微小的
- n. 愛稱；指小詞；身材極小的人
英文詞源
- diminutive (adj.)
- in grammar, late 14c. (also as a noun, "derivative word denoting a small or inferior example of what is meant by the word it is derived from"), from Old French diminutif (14c.), from Latin diminutivus, earlier deminutivus, from past participle stem of deminuere (see diminish).
雙語例句
- 1. She noticed a diminutive figure standing at the entrance.
- 她注意到入口處站著一個小小的身影。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.
- 她同丈夫比起來就像個小人。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable.
- 盡管這輛車很小, 但相當舒服.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. She has diminutive hands for an adult.
- 作為一個成年人,她的手顯得非常小.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Her feet are diminutive.
- 她的腳長得很小.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》