diminutives的中文翻译是什么意思

ADJ-GRADED很小的;微小的

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。

N-COUNT昵称;爱称

A diminutive is an informal form of a name. For example, 'Jim' and 'Jimmy' are diminutives of 'James'.

N-COUNT指小词缀(表示亲昵或某东西很小的后缀，如 -ie 和 -ette)

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'.