diminutives
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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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。
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N-COUNT
昵称;爱称
A diminutive is an informal form of a name. For example, 'Jim' and 'Jimmy' are diminutives of 'James'.
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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'.