diminutive

英 [dɪˈmɪnjətɪv]

美 [dɪˈmɪnjətɪv]

adj.  极小的; 特小的; 微小的
n.  指小词，指小词缀(如piglet小猪，kitchenette小厨房); (单词，尤指名字的)非正式缩略形式

复数：diminutives　

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.18491 / COCA.14330

牛津词典

adj.

• 极小的；特小的；微小的
  very small
  1. She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.
     她同丈夫比起来就像个小人。

noun

• 指小词，指小词缀（如piglet小猪，kitchenette小厨房）
  a word or an ending of a word that shows that sb/sth is small, for example piglet (= a young pig) , kitchenette (= a small kitchen)
• （单词，尤指名字的）非正式缩略形式
  a short informal form of a word, especially a name
  1. ‘Nick’ is a common diminutive of ‘Nicholas’.
     Nick是Nicholas的常用简称。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 很小的;微小的
  Adiminutiveperson or object is very small.
  1. 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。
• 昵称;爱称
  Adiminutiveis an informal form of a name. For example, 'Jim' and 'Jimmy' are diminutives of 'James'.
• 指小词缀(表示亲昵或某东西很小的后缀，如 -ie 和 -ette)
  Adiminutiveis 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'.

英英释义

noun

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

adj

• very small
  1. diminutive in stature
  2. a lilliputian chest of drawers
  3. her petite figure
  4. tiny feet
  5. the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
  Synonym:bantamlilliputianmidgetpetitetinyflyspeck

双语例句

• Diminutive in stature; a lilliputian chest of drawers; her petite figure; tiny feet.
  身材袖珍；抽屉的小厨柜；她瘦小的外形；纤细的足。
• Sue is a diminutive of Susan.
  Sue是Susan的亲昵称呼。
• It was diminutive in size, but it opened the door to a greatly increased flow of visitors.
  机场规模虽然不大，但却为大量涌入的游客打开了方便之门。
• Zoologist Roy McDiarmid, curator of amphibians and reptiles at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, said he has seen a specimen of the diminutive creature.
  华盛顿史密森国家自然历史博物馆的两栖动物和爬行动物馆长，动物学家罗伊麦克迪阿迈德说，他已经看到这种小型动物的标本。
• Space without greatness loses diminutive, and Time without past loses future.
  空间没有大失去小，时间没有过去失去未来。
• She has diminutive hands for an adult.
  作为一个成年人，她的手显得非常小。
• The six-month filming marathon revolved around the eating, sleeping and resting habits of its diminutive divas.
  六个月的拍摄周期，都围绕小宝宝们的饮食、睡眠和休息习惯进行。
• Belgium and Uruguay are two diminutive countries that have maximized their advantages through inclusiveness, and of which Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Germany the quartet of forerunners for this year's title will rightly be wary.
  比利时和乌拉圭这两个袖珍之国因为包容性最大限度地增强了自己的实力，巴西、阿根廷、西班牙和德国这四个本届杯赛的夺冠大热门肯定会对他们特别小心。
• Past retirement age, the diminutive Dr. Lin is as vivacious as ever.
  身体瘦小的林大夫，虽然已过了退休年龄，可是她和过去一样，仍精力充沛。
• The needlelike leaves of the giant redwood tree are diminutive, each scarcely a quarter of an inch long.
  巨大的红木有着很小的针叶，每片长度不足四分之一英寸。