英
[dɪ'mɪnjətɪv]
美
[dɪ'mɪnjətɪv]
- adj. 小的;小型的;变小的
- n. 小的人(物);[语]小词缀;昵称
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diminutive的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:
英英释义
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的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
- She has diminutive hands for an adult.
作为一个成年人,她的手显得非常小。 - She bought a diminutive toy for her daughter.
她给女儿买了个小巧可爱的玩具。 - 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。 - The diminutive, white-haired was deeply troubled.
矮个子的白发老人感到非常为难。 - She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.
她同丈夫比起来就像个小人。 - Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable.
尽管这辆车很小,但相当舒服。
用作名词 (n.)
- Maggie is a diminutive of Margaret.
玛吉是玛格丽特的昵称。
词汇搭配
- diminutive suffix 指小后缀
经典引文
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Some have the diminutive suffix [-ij], as Peggy, Maggie for Margaret, Fanny for Frances.
出自: L. Bloomfield