diminutive是什么意思？

diminutive

英[dɪˈmɪnjətɪv] 美[dɪˈmɪnjətɪv]

• adj. 小的，小型的；
• adv. 特小地，小型地；
• n. 极小的人[物]，爱称，昵称，指小词；

复数：diminutives;

例句

• She has diminutive hands for an adult. 作为一个成年人,她的手显得非常小。
• 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.
• Her feet are diminutive. 她的脚长得很小.
• Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable. 尽管这辆车很小, 但相当舒服.
• 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.
• Choker Walkman Sony's diminutive next - generation Walkman is worn around the neck like a choker. 项链式随身听索尼公司推出的下一代随身听小巧玲珑,可以像项链那样挂在脖子上.
• She noticed a diminutive figure standing at the entrance. 她注意到入口处站着一个小小的身影。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  很小的;微小的
  A diminutive person or object is very small.
  例句
  She noticed a diminutive figure standing at the entrance. 她注意到入口处站着一个小小的身影。
• N-COUNT
  昵称;爱称
  A diminutive is an informal form of a name. For example, 'Jim' and 'Jimmy' are diminutives of 'James'.
• N-COUNT
  指小词缀(表示亲昵或某东西很小的后缀，如 -ie 和 -ette)
  A diminutive is a suffix which is added to a word to show affection or to indicate that something is small. For example, '-ie' and '-ette' are diminutives, for example in 'doggie' and 'statuette'.

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  小得出奇的,特小的
  She has diminutive hands for an adult. 作为一个成年人,她的手显得非常小。 Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable. 尽管这辆车很小，但相当舒服。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
• 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"

行业词典

• 体育： 个子小的；小个子；