diminutive

diminutive怎么读

英式音标：[dɪˈmɪnjətɪv]

美式音标：[dɪˈmɪnjətɪv]

diminutive基本解释

adj. 小的，小型的，微小的

n. 爱称；指小词；身材极小的人

diminutive的意思释义

adj.

小的，小型的；

adv.

特小地，小型地；

n.

极小的人[物]；爱称，昵称；指小词；

变形

复数：diminutives

英英释义

n.a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

adj.very small

\"diminutive in stature\"

同义词：bantamlilliputianmidgetpetitetinyflyspeck

diminutive用法及例句

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

She has diminutive hands for an adult.

作为一个成年人,她的手显得非常小。

She bought a diminutive toy for her daughter.

她给女儿买了个小巧可爱的玩具。

We thought her diminutive figure could not suffer that work.

我们认为她那小小的身材不能忍受那项工作。

The diminutive, white-haired was deeply troubled.

矮个子的白发老人感到非常为难。

She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.

她同丈夫比起来就像个小人。

Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable.

尽管这辆车很小，但相当舒服。

用作名词(n.)

Maggie is a diminutive of Margaret.

玛吉是玛格丽特的昵称。

例句参考

The diminutive supercolony: the Argentine ants of the southeastern United States.

Diminutive colonic polyps: histopathology, spatial distribution, concomitant significant lesions, and treatment complications

Small and diminutive polyps detected at screening CT colonography: a decision analysis for referral to colonoscopy.

Eradication of diminutive polyps: a prospective evaluation of bipolar coagulation versus conventional biopsy removal.

Detecting diminutive colorectal lesions at colonoscopy: a randomised controlled trial of pan-colonic versus targeted chromoscopy.

High-resolution chromoendoscopy for the diagnosis of diminutive colon polyps: implications for colon cancer screening.

Total colonic dye-spray increases the detection of diminutive adenomas during routine colonoscopy: a randomized controlled trial.

Narrow band imaging with magnification for the characterization of small and diminutive colonic polyps: pit pattern and vascular pat...

Comparison of magnified pit pattern interpretation with narrow band imaging versus chromoendoscopy for diminutive colonic polyps: a ...

diminutive词源

diminutive (adj.)

in grammar, late 14c. (also as a noun, \"derivative word denoting a small or inferior example of what is meant by the word it is derived from\"), from Old French diminutif (14c.), from Latin diminutivus, earlier deminutivus, from past participle stem of deminuere (see diminish).

diminutive相关例句

1.Luciana vanished aboard one of the diminutive green vehicles.

露西安娜闪身上了一辆绿色的小型汽车不见了。

2.diminutive in stature; a lilliputian chest of drawers; her petite figure; tiny feet.

身材袖珍；抽屉的小厨柜；她瘦小的外形；纤细的足。

5.diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip.

澳大利亚的小形兰花，花白色，唇瓣上有紫色和橙色斑纹，总状花序疏松。

9.Slight dalliance with her makes the very diminutive seem as big as life.

与她稍作嬉戏就会使无足轻重的小事变得性命攸关。

10.Sue is a diminutive of Susan.

Sue是Susan的亲昵称呼。