pigmy

🇺🇸 /ˈpɪɡmi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɪɡmi/
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noun
R

A very short person, especially from a specific group in central Africa.

The explorer discovered a tribe of pigmies living deep in the jungle.

探险家发现了生活在丛林深处的一个矮人部落。

R

A very small or weak person or thing.

Compared to the giant redwoods, the small tree looked like a pigmy.

与巨大的红杉相比,这棵小树看起来像一个矮人。

translation

n. 俾格米人(尤指中非的特定矮人群体), 矮小的人