英
[dɪ'mɪnjətɪv]
美
[dɪ'mɪnjətɪv]
- adj. 小的；小型的；變小的
- n. 小的人（物）；[語]小詞綴；昵稱
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diminutive的英文翻譯是什麼意思，詞典釋義與在線翻譯：
英英釋義
Noun:
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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"
diminutive的用法和樣例：
例句
用作形容詞 (adj.)
- She has diminutive hands for an adult.
作為一個成年人,她的手顯得非常小。 - She bought a diminutive toy for her daughter.
她給女兒買了個小巧可愛的玩具。 - We thought her diminutive figure could not suffer that work.
我們認為她那小小的身材不能忍受那項工作。 - The diminutive, white-haired was deeply troubled.
矮個子的白髮老人感到非常為難。 - She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.
她同丈夫比起來就像個小人。 - Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable.
儘管這輛車很小，但相當舒服。
用作名詞 (n.)
- Maggie is a diminutive of Margaret.
瑪吉是瑪格麗特的昵稱。
辭彙搭配
- diminutive suffix 指小後綴
經典引文
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Some have the diminutive suffix [-ij], as Peggy, Maggie for Margaret, Fanny for Frances.
出自： L. Bloomfield
