min·ia·ture
adjective/ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/
/ˈmɪnətʃər/, /ˈmɪnətʃʊr/
[only before noun]- very small; much smaller than usual
很小的；微型的；小型的 - miniature roses
小玫瑰花 - a rare breed of miniature horses
一种罕见的小矮马 - It looks like a miniature version of James Bond's car.
它看上去像一辆小型的詹姆斯·邦德的汽车。 - They expect their children to behave like miniature adults.
他们希望自己的孩子举止像个小大人。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMiniature is used with these nouns:- camera
- golf
- keyboard
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Italian miniatura, via medieval Latin from Latin miniare ‘illuminate’, from minium ‘red lead, vermilion’ (used to mark particular words in manuscripts). - miniature roses