diminutive

界面语言: zh

🇺🇸 /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/

📖 释义

  1. adjective
    极小的; 指小词的
  2. noun
    指小词; 矮小的人; 指小后缀
  3. adjective
    使缩小的
  4. noun
    纹章细条

🔗 详情

词形变化

可数 复数: diminutives 比较级: more diminutive 最高级: most diminutive

常用搭配

diminutive formdiminutive suffixdiminutive staturediminutive figurediminutive size

派生词

diminishdiminutiondiminutivelydiminutiveness

同义词

tinyminiaturepetiteminusculesmallwee

反义词

enormousgiganticmassivehuge

易混淆词

diminished
EN: 'Diminutive' means inherently small in size or stature; 'diminished' means reduced or made smaller from a previous state.
zh: 'Diminutive' 指天生体型或身材矮小；'diminished' 指从先前状态减少或变小。
diminution
EN: 'Diminution' is the noun meaning the act or process of becoming smaller; 'diminutive' is an adjective meaning very small or a noun referring to a word form expressing smallness.
zh: 'Diminution' 是名词，意为变小这一行为或过程；'diminutive' 是形容词，意为非常小，或是名词，指表示小巧的词形。

拼写提示

EN: Remember 'diminutive' has no extra 'i' before the 't'—it is not *'diminuitive'. The sequence is -n-u-t-i-v-e.
zh: 记住 'diminutive' 在 't' 之前没有多余的 'i'——它不是 *'diminuitive'。拼写顺序是 -n-u-t-i-v-e。

💬 例句

  1. The diminutive figure stood barely four feet tall.

    那个矮小的身影身高 barely 四英尺。

  2. In Spanish, the diminutive suffix '-ito' is added to nouns to indicate smallness or affection.

    在西班牙语中，指小后缀'-ito'被加在名词后面，表示小或亲昵。

  3. 'Doggy' is a diminutive of 'dog'.

    'Doggy'是'dog'的指小词。

  4. The jockey was a diminutive, weighing barely over a hundred pounds.

    那个骑师身材矮小，体重刚过一百磅。

  5. The diminutive '-ette' appears in words like 'kitchenette' and 'cigarette'.

    指小后缀'-ette'出现在'kitchenette'和'cigarette'等词中。

  6. The diminutive effect of the new policy was felt across all departments.

    新政策的缩减效应在所有部门都能感受到。

  7. The coat of arms featured a bendlet, a diminutive of the bend.

    纹章上饰有一条细斜带，是斜带的缩小形式。