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Lilliputian

[ˌlɪləˈpju:ʃən] [ˌlɪləˈpjuʃən]
例句
英英词典释义
  • Noun
    1. a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
  • Adjective
    1. very small;
    "diminutive in stature""a lilliputian chest of drawers""her petite figure""tiny feet""the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
    2. (informal terms) small and of little importance;
    "a fiddling sum of money""a footling gesture""our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war""a little (or small) matter""Mickey Mouse regulations""a dispute over niggling details""limited to petty enterprises""piffling efforts""giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"