diminutive
adj. 小的,小型的
n. 极小的人[物]; 爱称,昵称; 指小词
A diminutive person or object is very small.
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。
A diminutive is an informal form of a name. For example, 'Jim' and 'Jimmy' are diminutives of 'James'.
A diminutive is a suffix which is added to a word to show affection or to indicate that something is small. For example, '-ie' and '-ette' are diminutives, for example in 'doggie' and 'statuette'.
1. a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
1. very small;
Past retirement age, the diminutive Dr. Lin is as vivacious as ever.
身体瘦小的林大夫,虽然已过了退休年龄, 可是她和过去一样,仍精力充沛.
We thought her diminutive figure could not suffer that work.
我们认为她那小小的身材不能忍受那项工作.
Does summer become diminutive skin operation aptly?
夏天适宜做小型的皮肤手术 吗 ?
The women of the south are diminutive, subservient and very polite.
南方的妇女娇小可爱, 毕恭毕敬,很有礼貌.
Because it is our sport, it is diminutive ball gives us confidence in China's sports.
因为它是我们的国球, 正是这颗小球使我们对中国体育充满信心.