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diminutive adj.小的；小型的；变小的n.小的人（物）；[语]小词缀；昵称 (1) 作为一个成年人,她的手显得非常小。(2) 她给女儿买了个小巧可爱的玩具。(3) 我们认为她那小小的身材不能忍受那项工作。(4) 矮个子的白发老人感到非常为难。(5) 她同丈夫比起来就像个小人。(6) 玛吉是玛格丽特的昵称。 A diminutive name or word is formed from another by the addition of a suffix expressing smallness in size: a booklet is a small book, a dinette is a small version of a dining set. The adjective diminutive descends from Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin dīminūtīvus, from Latin dēminuere "to lessen."

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英 [dɪ'mɪnjətɪv] 美 [dɪ'mɪnjətɪv] (1) She has diminutive hands for an adult.(2) She bought a diminutive toy for her daughter.(3) We thought her diminutive figure could not suffer that work.(4) The diminutive, white-haired was deeply troubled.(5) She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.(6) Maggie is a diminutive of Margaret. Diminutive means small. A diminutive person is short and small. A diminutive word is a "cute" version of a regular word, "Maggie" is the diminutive of "Margaret." 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]很小的；微小的 A diminutive person or object is very small.   [usu ADJ n]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。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]昵称；爱称 A diminutive is an informal form of a name. For example, 'Jim' and 'Jimmy' are diminutives of 'James'. 3[N-COUNT 可数名词]指小词缀(表示亲昵或某东西很小的后缀，如 -ie 和 -ette) A diminutive is 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'.

英语单词	diminutive
英美音标	英 [dɪ'mɪnjətɪv] 美 [dɪ'mɪnjətɪv]
中文释义	adj.小的；小型的；变小的 n.小的人（物）；[语]小词缀；昵称
英语例句	(1) She has diminutive hands for an adult. (2) She bought a diminutive toy for her daughter. (3) We thought her diminutive figure could not suffer that work. (4) The diminutive, white-haired was deeply troubled. (5) She was a diminutive figure beside her husband. (6) Maggie is a diminutive of Margaret.
中文例句	(1) 作为一个成年人,她的手显得非常小。 (2) 她给女儿买了个小巧可爱的玩具。 (3) 我们认为她那小小的身材不能忍受那项工作。 (4) 矮个子的白发老人感到非常为难。 (5) 她同丈夫比起来就像个小人。 (6) 玛吉是玛格丽特的昵称。
vocabulary简明	Diminutive means small. A diminutive person is short and small. A diminutive word is a "cute" version of a regular word, "Maggie" is the diminutive of "Margaret."
vocabulary扩展	A diminutive name or word is formed from another by the addition of a suffix expressing smallness in size: a booklet is a small book, a dinette is a small version of a dining set. The adjective diminutive descends from Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin dīminūtīvus, from Latin dēminuere "to lessen."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]很小的；微小的 A diminutive person or object is very small. [usu ADJ n] 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。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]昵称；爱称 A diminutive is an informal form of a name. For example, 'Jim' and 'Jimmy' are diminutives of 'James'. 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]指小词缀(表示亲昵或某东西很小的后缀，如 -ie 和 -ette) A diminutive is 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'.

Diminutive Small Figure Word Person Version Suffix Latin