diminutive 详细解释

diminutive

[di'minjutiv]

adj.小的, 小型的, 变小的
n.小的人（物）,[语]小词缀,昵称

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。

词形变化

副词: diminutively | 名词: diminutiveness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

nickname  baby  

反义参见:

huge  giant  enormous  gigantic  

英英释义

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

补充

diminutivediminutive英:[diˈminjutiv] 美:[dɪˈmɪnjətɪv]adj.1.小得出奇的, 特小的2.(指后缀)表示小的

例句

1. Sasha is the diminutive of Alexander.Sasha是Alexander的昵称。 2. The Dutch diminutive is -je.荷兰语中的指小词缀是-je。 3. 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。 4. Maggie is a diminutive of Margaret.“Maggie”(玛吉)是“Margaret”(玛格丽特)的昵称。 5. a diminutive figure dressed in black.身着黑衣的微小身影。 6. ‘Nick’ is a diminutive of ‘Nicholas’.“尼克”是“尼古拉斯”的简称。 7. a diminutive actor小演员 8. a radio with a diminutive set of speakers装有微型扬声器的收音机 9. the diminutive suffixes “-ette” and “-ling”指小词缀-ette和-ling 10. the diminutive noun “duckling”指小名词duckling 11. the diminutives “-ette” and “kitchenette”指小词缀-ette和指小词kitchenette

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