diminutive
[di'minjutiv]
adj.小的, 小型的, 变小的
n.小的人(物),[语]小词缀,昵称
例句与用法:
A diminutive suffix, word, or name.
微小表微小的后缀、单词或名称
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。
She bought a diminutive toy for her daughter.
她给女儿买了个小巧可爱的玩具。
词形变化:
副词: diminutively | 名词: diminutiveness |
a.
1. 小的, 微小的
2. 【语】表示"小"的
The diminutive suffix -ling in "duckling" denotes affection.
"duckling"(小鸭子)中意指"小"的字尾-ling表示亲昵。
n.[C]
1. 极小的人(或物)
2. 【语】表示"小"的语辞; 表示"小"的字尾
3. 昵称
Sue is a diminutive of Susan.
Sue是Susan的亲昵称呼。
diminutive
名词复数:diminutives
词形变化:
副词: diminutively | 名词: diminutiveness |
同义词:
reduction | decrease | lessening | shrinking | attenuation | abatement | dwindling | decline | cutback | curtailment | decrement | depreciation | shrinkage | lowering | quelling | relief | alleviation | easing | palliation | minimization | mitigation | assuagement | minimizing | extenuation | subsidence | slackening | weakening | loss | contraction | dying out | away | dying | fading | step-down | out |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义参见:
nickname
baby
反义参见:
huge
giant
enormous
gigantic
diminutive[di'minjutiv]adj.1.■小的,缩小的,微小的,小型的2.■【语法学】指小的;爱称的,昵称的,蔑称的n.1.■微小的人(或物),身材很小的人,微型物2.■【语法学】3.■指小词(词的一种形式,通常是添加带有“小”或“微”意的后缀构成,有时有昵称或爱称含意),如ringlet(ring-let),Jackie(Jack-ie),lambkin(lamb-kin)4.■指小后缀(如-et,-let,-ing等)5.■昵称,爱称:Maggie is a diminutive of Margaret.“Maggie”(玛吉)是“Margaret”(玛格丽特)的昵称。6.■【纹章学】(饰在盾或旗等上的)小图记
diminutivediminutive[diˈminjutiv]adj.1.■小的2.■变小的; 缩小的3.■表示小的
词性变化diminutive[diˈminjutiv]n.1.■极小的人[物]2.■【语】指小词缀; 小词3.■爱称, 昵称(如:Jackie)
继承用法diminutive-hypocoristicadj.1.■指小爱称的 -tival
词性变化diminutive[diˈminjutiv]adj.diminutivelyadv.diminutivenessn.
参考词汇见small;
[dɪˈmɪnjʊtɪv]
adjective
- extremely or unusually small
极小的,非常小的
a diminutive figure dressed in black.
身着黑衣的微小身影。
■(of a word, name, or suffix) implying smallness, either actual or imputed in token of affection, scorn, etc. (e.g. teeny, -let, -kins)
[用于词语、名称、后缀中,表示“小的(指实际尺寸或用来表示喜爱或嘲笑等”,如teeny, -let, -kins])
- a smaller or shorter thing, in particular
更小(或更矮)的物体,尤指
■a diminutive word or suffix
小词;小词缀
■a shortened form of a name, typically used informally
简称(多用于非正式场合)
‘Nick’ is a diminutive of ‘Nicholas’.
“尼克”是“尼古拉斯”的简称。
■(Heraldry)a charge of the same form as an ordinary but of lesser size or width
(纹章)(与普通纹章相比,尺寸、宽度较小的)纹章
diminutively
adverb
diminutiveness
noun
语源
- late Middle English (as a grammatical term): from Old French diminutif, -ive, from late Latin diminutivus, from Latin deminut- 'diminished', from the verb deminuere (see diminish)
diminutive
名词 diminutive:
a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
形容词 diminutive:
very small
同义词:bantam, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck
diminutive
■"The diminutive suffix -ling in ""duckling"" denotes affection."
"duckling""(小鸭子)中意指""小""的字尾-ling表示亲昵。"
■The diminutive suffix -ling in "duckling" denotes affection.
"duckling"(小鸭子)中意指"小"的字尾-ling表示亲昵。
■The updated version of the Mini,whose diminutive dimensions have been a symbol of British motoring since 1959,has won a top accolade in a continent renowned for its love of monster automobiles.
"迷你"车娇小的外形是1959年以来英国汽车的标志。改进的新款"迷你"车在一个以偏爱宽敞轿车而著称的大陆上赢得了最高荣誉。
■Madhiha Hassan is a diminutive, 37-year old seamstress whom some people have begun calling the Mother Teresa of Baghdad.
37岁的玛希哈.哈珊,个子娇小,是个女裁缝师,已经有人开始称她是巴格达的德蕾莎修女。
■On the afternoon of August 7, an 18-inch hawk swooped down and gouged the diminutive dog with one of its talons while the dog was nosing around in the bushes of Bryant Park, located behind the landmark New York Public Library.
8月7日下午,一只体长18英寸(46厘米)的老鹰从空中猛扑下来,用一只利爪抓起了那只小狗,当时它正在布莱恩特公园(位于纽约公共图书馆后面)的灌木丛中慢慢地走着。
■Diminutive wood rat
n. 纳氏林鼠
■'Nicky' is a common diminutive of 'Nicholas'.
Nicky 是 Nicholas 的常用简称。
■Sue is a diminutive of Susan.
Sue是Susan的亲昵称呼。
■diminutive uterus
[医] 小子宫
■diminutive aeroplane
[机] 小型飞机
■“Oh, they're lovely,” she answered, entering upon a detailed description of her diminutive personalities.
“哦,他们都很可爱,”她就把两个孩子详详细细地形容一番。
■Immediately, a diminutive gentleman picked it up and read it.
一个个头极小的先生立即捡起来看了一遍。
■A diminutive, lightning-quick winger, English international Shaun Wright-Phillips has the pedigree to succeed and the talent to match.
一个瘦弱,像闪电一样快的边路球员,英格兰国脚肖恩.怀特.菲利普斯有着成功者的血统和天赋。
■Keywords integrated equipment for wastewater treatment;life sewage;industrial wastewater;the polluted water in diminutive rives or lakes;
一体化处理设备;生活污水;工业废水;小型河流湖泊水;
■Huge thunder lizard's gizzard can hold 2 Large, 8 Medium or Small, 32 Tiny, or 128 Diminutive or smaller opponents.
一只超大型的雷霆蜥蜴的胃能够装下2大型,8中等或小型,32超小型,或128微型或更小的对手。
■The Design of a New Utility Diminutive Vibrating Sample Magnetometer
一种新型实用小型振动样品磁强计的研制
■Irregular diminutive shade
不规则小阴影
■But it was the diminutive king that made high-heeled shoes wildly popular among the men of his day.
不过,路易十四时代,高跟鞋在男人之中大行其道,却是因为这位身材五短的国王。
■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。
■The diminutive duo's size and efficiency will help the company prepare for recently announced increases to federal fuel-economy standards.
两人在小的规模和效率将有助于该公司最近宣布准备增加联邦燃油经济标准。
■Keywords diminutive and medium-sized hollow plastic workpiece;multi-uncured hoses;extrusion and blow molding;blow mould;extrusion die;design;
中小型中空塑件;多管坯;挤出吹塑成型;吹塑模具;挤出机头;设计;
■Design of Diminutive Compuphone Voice Platform
中小型计算机电话语音平台的设计
■To ensure he could navigate battlefields easily, the diminutive Jedi cobbled-together a harness equipped with several long, spidery legs.
为了让他能更轻易地在战场上穿行,这位矮小的绝地粗略地制造了一个有着长长的像蜘蛛一样的腿的盔甲。
■Run salon of family of a diminutive, host needs to undertaking complete preparation beforehand.
举办一个小型的家庭沙龙,主人需在事先进行周详的预备。
■In fact, be in early before new compensation plan is adjusted, baidu already with respect to Hua Na piece the administrative group of the area made not diminutive thing is adjusted.
事实上,早在新的薪资方案调整之前,百度已就华南片区的管理团队做出了不小的人事调整。
■An inner strength shone from the eyes of this diminutive lady who had helped head her family from Ireland to the New World.
从这位身材矮小的女士的眼里,透射出一种内在的力量,她曾帮助和带领她的家庭,从爱尔兰来到了新世界。
■They are in more before dawn time, in lamplight the devious lane with dim, little personnel, look for lone, weak diminutive to do it.
他们多在凌晨时分,在灯光昏暗、人员少的偏僻小巷,找单身、弱小的人下手。
■He was a diminutive commander.
他是一位身材矮小的司令官。
■He noted that the walkways, pods, and platforms were conspicuously empty except for a few Templars and their diminutive crew clone counterparts.
他注意到,走廊,船舱,平台,除了一些圣徒和他们矮小的克隆人副本之外,到处都空无一人。
■He paused for a moment while gathering his nerve, and pressed himself against her diminutive form.
他稍稍停顿了一下凝聚了自己的勇气,然后压向她那娇小的身躯。
■He is a diminutive person.
他长得瘦小
■A percussive symphony of diminutive pops accompanies the tasty mouthful, juxtaposing a refreshing carbonated chill and a comforting alcoholic warmth.
伴随那满口芳香、清凉沁透脾胃却又暖人心窝的酒气,微小金色泡泡谱出了节奏轻快的交响曲。
■But 4-4-2 has not been thrown out with the bath water as it tends to bring more out of the skilful but diminutive Fabregas.
但4-4-2并没有被完全抛弃,因为4-4-2更有利于发挥法布雷加斯小巧但技术好的特点。
■But if diminutive of dubiety of coronary heart disease moves electrocardiogram test result is positive, the possibility with its electropositive holiday is larger.
但是冠心病可疑性小的人假如运动心电图试验结果阳性,其假阳性的可能性较大。
■In its diminutive form it is often the first and sometimes the last word we utter in our lives.
但是,每个民族,每个国家,在使用逻辑思维这一点上却是共同的。
■As the ranks of these diminutive bodies have grown, however, a central mystery about them has come to the fore: How exactly do they form?
但是,随著这类微小天体数目的成长,有个与它们相关的重要谜团也日益凸显:它们究竟如何形成呢?
■Maybe primitive aves and diminutive theropods of dinosaurs are parallel sister groups and rooted in a common ancestor.
但由于至今未找到在时间上足以演化出鸟类的更古老近裔恐龙 ,因此还不能说恐龙就是鸟类的祖先。 它们可能只是与原始鸟类平行独立发展的姊妹群 ,二者也许出自一个共同祖先
■She has diminutive hands for an adult.
作为一个成年人,她的手显得非常小。
■"CTC with nonreporting of diminutive lesions was found to be the most cost-effective and safest screening option evaluated, thereby providing further support for this approach," the authors write.
作者指出,没有微小损伤报告的CTC是最有经济效益且最安全的筛检选择,而得以更支持此一方式;
■You thought I am diminutive, base and low, is not beautiful, I havenot had to feel?
你以为我矮小,卑微,不美,我就没有了感觉了吗?
■You thought, because I poor, mean, not beautiful, am diminutive, I donot have the soul not to have a mind?
你以为,因为我穷、低微、不美、矮小,我就没有灵魂没有心么?
■A diminutive human being.
侏儒,矮人
■Over time the geth have evolved into numerous sub-forms - from the diminutive but highly agile hoppers, to the gigantic, lumbering geth armatures.
光阴荏苒,客西已经进化出了数种衍生体,从微小的但是极度敏捷的跳蚤,到巨大行动缓慢的客西厚甲生物。
■Among them some of diminutive website had exited the market, predict this kind of phenomenon will be next year more.
其中有些小型的网站已经退出了市场,预计明年这种现象会更多。”
■Ways of implementing Automatic Control of Diminutive Rural Hydraulic Power Stations
农村小水电实现自动控制的技术措施
■The Impact of Palliative Operation on Body and Growth of Pulmonary Arteries in Patients with Congenital Heart Diseases of Diminutive Pulmonary Blood
减状手术对肺血减少型先天性心脏病患者体质及肺动脉发育的影响
■Hardly anyone took them seriously, however, until 2003, when word broke that a new species of diminutive hominids was discovered on the Indonesian island.
几乎没有人把他们当回事,然而,直到2003年,科学家们在印度尼西亚岛上发现了一种新的矮小的原始人类种族,也称弗洛里斯人。
■China's Olympics rowing team is searching for coxswains: two diminutive people with big voices who will steer the men's and women's teams of eight rowers in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
刘爱杰说,体育管理部门一度担心这类选秀节目将影响赛艇队的奥运成绩,他费尽口舌才让管理部门相信候选者在参加奥运会之前将接受广泛的训练。
■Zoologist Roy McDiarmid, curator of amphibians and reptiles at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, said he has seen a specimen of the diminutive creature.
华盛顿史密森国家自然历史博物馆的两栖动物和爬行动物馆长,动物学家罗伊 麦克迪阿迈德说,他已经看到这种小型动物的标本。
■The women of the south are diminutive, subservient and very polite.
南方的妇女娇小可爱,毕恭毕敬,很有礼貌。