| 释义 |
miniature/ˈminitʃə/ adj., n. & v.●adj. 1 much smaller than normal 小于通常尺寸的 2 represented on a small scale 小模型的；小型的 ●n. 1 any object reduced in size 缩小的物品 2 a small-scale minutely finished portrait 缩图 3 this branch of painting 微型画；微型绘画术 4 a picture or decorated letters in an illuminated manuscript (彩色手稿本上的)彩饰；画饰 ●v. tr. represent on a smaller scale 使缩影 □ in miniature on a small scale 小规模的；小型的 □ miniaturist n. (in senses 2, 3 of n. 用于名词释义 2 和 3)[Italian miniatura via medieval Latin from Latin miniare ‘rubricate, illuminate’ from minium ‘red lead, vermilion’] |