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

• She has diminutive hands for an adult.
  作为一个成年人，她的手显得非常小。
• I don't expect you with your diminutive brain to understand what I mean!
  我不指望你那特别小的脑袋能懂得我的意思。
• 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。
• Research on Effect of Sports Prescription for Lengthening Short Children; He was a diminutive commander.
  矮身材儿童身高助长运动处方的探索他是一位身材矮小的司令官。
• The diminutive figure of Arundhati Roy strode into the Supreme Court surrounded by dozens of her supporters.
  身材娇小的著名小说作家阿兰达蒂·罗伊在众多支持者的簇拥下大步走进最高法院。
• Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails.
  多种小型啮齿动物，特征象小老鼠，有突出的嘴、小耳朵、细长的身体和通常无毛的尾巴。
• He paused for a moment while gathering his nerve, and pressed himself against her diminutive form.
  他稍稍停顿了一下凝聚了自己的勇气，然后压向她那娇小的身躯。
• 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。
• Mr Tata said he had once viewed the US, with its exacting consumers and obsession with large cars, as unsuitable for the diminutive nano.
  拉坦塔塔说，他曾经认为，美国挑剔的消费者和对大型车的迷恋并不适合小型车nano的发展。
• Autofluorescence imaging of a diminutive, depressed-type early colon cancer invaded to the submucosal layer.
  小的凹陷性的侵入粘膜下层的早期结肠癌的自体荧光图像。