| 释义 |
diminutive/diˈminjʊtiv/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 remarkably small; tiny 非常小的，微小的 2 Gram. (of a word or suffix) implying smallness, either actual or imputed in token of affection, scorn, etc. (e.g. 如 -let, -kins) 【语法】(词或后缀)指小的 , (实际上小的或表达好感或轻视等而说小的) ●n. Gram. a diminutive word or suffix 【语法】指小词；指小词缀 □ diminutival /-ˈtaiv(ə)l/ adj.□ diminutively adv.□ diminutiveness n.[Middle English via Old French diminutif, -ive from Late Latin diminutivus (as DIMINISH)] |