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petite adj.（女子）娇小的n.小号妇女服装 (1) 一夜过后，它只剩下可怜的花苞，像一位娇小的女子，却又含苞待放。(2) 身材娇小的要避免穿磨损的款式，要找有细褶和细长剪裁的牛仔裤。 The adjective petite is used to describe a small woman. When you call someone petite, it's usually meant as a compliment — implying that she is dainty and adorable. Many clothing stores offer petite sizes for women who are short. The word petite is the feminine form of little in French, and sometime in the 1700s it became used frequently in English literature to describe those who are small in stature.

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英 [pə'tiːt] 美 [pə'tiːt] (1) Night after it left the poor bud, as a petite woman, but Moon.(2) For a petite frame avoid weather treatments, look for pin-tucking and a slim cut. If something is petite, it's tiny. Your mom might be so petite that she needs to sit on a telephone book when she drives the car. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（女性）娇小可爱的，小巧玲珑的 If you describe a woman as petite, you are politely saying that she is small and is not fat.

英语单词	petite
英美音标	英 [pə'tiːt] 美 [pə'tiːt]
中文释义	adj.（女子）娇小的 n.小号妇女服装
英语例句	(1) Night after it left the poor bud, as a petite woman, but Moon. (2) For a petite frame avoid weather treatments, look for pin-tucking and a slim cut.
中文例句	(1) 一夜过后，它只剩下可怜的花苞，像一位娇小的女子，却又含苞待放。 (2) 身材娇小的要避免穿磨损的款式，要找有细褶和细长剪裁的牛仔裤。
vocabulary简明	If something is petite, it's tiny. Your mom might be so petite that she needs to sit on a telephone book when she drives the car.
vocabulary扩展	The adjective petite is used to describe a small woman. When you call someone petite, it's usually meant as a compliment — implying that she is dainty and adorable. Many clothing stores offer petite sizes for women who are short. The word petite is the feminine form of little in French, and sometime in the 1700s it became used frequently in English literature to describe those who are small in stature.
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]（女性）娇小可爱的，小巧玲珑的 If you describe a woman as petite, you are politely saying that she is small and is not fat.

Petite Describe Small 英 Pə'Tiːt] 美 Pə'Tiːt Adj.（女子）娇小的 N.小号妇女服装