中文翻译与英英解释 | adj.
1.小的，小型的。
2.【语法】指小的 (opp. augmentative)。
短语和例子
a diminutive suffix 指小词尾〔如：cigarette〕。
n.
1.极小的人[物]。
2.【语法】指小词尾〔如：birdie streamlet〕。
3.爱称，昵称〔如：Jackie〕。
4.小的人[东西]。
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| a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
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| very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
同义词：bantam, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck,
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| In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form (abbreviated ), is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment.Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 6th edition It is the opposite of an augmentative. |
例句与用法 | 1. | Luciana vanished aboard one of the diminutive green vehicles .
露西安娜闪身上了一辆绿色的小型汽车不见了。
| | 2. | Slight dalliance with her makes the very diminutive seem as big as life .
与她稍作嬉戏就会使无足轻重的小事变得性命攸关。
| | 3. | She found a tiny summer house, built in japanese fashion, around a diminutive pond .
她在一个小池塘边找到一所日本式的小凉亭。
| | 4. | She bought a diminutive toy for her daughter
她给女儿买了个小巧可爱的玩具。
| | 5. | These ponies are diminutive in size but hard as nails
这些小马个子不大，却很结实。
| | 6. | A diminutive suffix , word , or name
微小表微小的后缀、单词或名称
| | 7. | Immediately , a diminutive gentleman picked it up and read it
一个个头极小的先生立即捡起来看了一遍。
| | 8. | We thought her diminutive figure could not suffer that work
我们认为她那小小的身材不能忍受那项工作。
| | 9. | You thought i am diminutive , base and low , is not beautiful , i havenot had to feel
你以为我矮小,卑微,不美,我就没有了感觉了吗
| | 10. | Past retirement age , the diminutive dr . lin is as vivacious as ever
身体瘦小的林大夫，虽然已过了退休年龄，可是她和过去一样，仍精力充沛。
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