diminutive
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/dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/
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/dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/
adjective
R
much smaller than average
She looked tiny and diminutive next to her large dog.
在她的大狗旁邊，她看起來又小又矮。
noun
R
a word that shows something is smaller than usual
The word 'birdie' is a diminutive of 'bird'.
單詞'birdie'是'bird'的縮小詞。
R
a shortened form of a name
Her friends call her 'Liz', which is a diminutive of 'Elizabeth'.
她的朋友們叫她'Liz'，這是'Elizabeth'的縮寫形式。
translation
小的
小稱, 昵稱
詞形變化
Plural
diminutives