diminutive
adjective /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/
/dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/
(formal)- very small
极小的;特小的;微小的 - She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.
她同丈夫比起来就像个侏儒。 - He exercised frequently, trying to add strength to his diminutive body.
他经常锻炼,试图给自己瘦小的身体增加力量。
Collocations DictionaryDiminutive is used with these nouns:- size
- stature
词源late Middle English (as a grammatical term): from Old French diminutif, -ive, from late Latin diminutivus, from Latin deminut- ‘diminished’, from the verb deminuere, from minuere ‘make small’. - She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.