diminutive

/di'minjutiv/ uk　 词频 #14330

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diminutive 是什么意思

中文释义

a. 小的, 小型的, 指小的

n. 身材极小的人, 指小词, 爱称

英文释义

n. a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

diminutive 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 diminutive 在自然语境里怎么用：

And it looks set to be an emotional ride thanks to the diminutive star of the movie.

—— Baby Yoda mania begins after epic Star Wars Mandalorian and Grogu trailer

The X chromosome and its diminutive partner, Y, play a bigger part in human health than was previously thought.

—— The misunderstood sex chromosome: how X affects your health

Diminutives are used for some names, particularly for the names of women.

—— A Linguistic and Philosophical Tapestry: Suchitra Ramachandran on Jeyamohan’s The Abyss

A diminutive forty-nine-year-old Black woman, Demetra Henderson-Burkhalter, got out.

—— New Orleans’s Car-Crash Conspiracy

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