中英互译
diminutive
英 /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/美 /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/
基本释义
- adj.小的，小型的，微小的
- n.爱称；指小词；身材极小的人
复数diminutives
比较级more diminutive
最高级most diminutive
GRESAT
双语例句
- Her eyes scanned the room until they came to rest on a diminutive figure standing at the entrance.她的目光扫视着房间，最后停留在一个站在入口的小小的身影上。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- 'Nick' is a common diminutive of 'Nicholas'.Nick是Nicholas的常用简称。来自《牛津词典》
- She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.她同丈夫比起来就像个小人。来自《牛津词典》
网络短语
- diminutive suffix指小后缀；小称后缀；小词尾；小后缀
- the Diminutive置小词
- diminutive marking小称标记
- diminutive aspect微子式；微小体
- diminutive-bed filter颗粒层过滤器
词语扩展
n.
diminution减少，降低；缩小
词义分布
小型的
76.9%
小的
23.1%
英英释义
- n.a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
- adj.very small
词源
- diminutiveFrom Middle French diminutif (1398), from Latin diminutivum, from deminuere (“diminish”).