di·min·u·tive

adjective

/dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/

(formal)

very small很小的
- She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.她同丈夫比起来身材十分娇小。
- He exercised frequently, trying to add strength to his diminutive body.他经常锻炼身体，试图为他娇小的身体增添力量。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Diminutive is used with these nouns:
size
stature
Word Originlate Middle English (as a grammatical term): from Old French diminutif, -ive, from late Latin diminutivus, from Latin deminut- ‘diminished’, from the verb deminuere, from minuere ‘make small’.

di·min·u·tive

noun

/dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/

a word or an ending of a word that shows that somebody/something is small, for example piglet (= a young pig), kitchenette (= a small kitchen)指小词，指小词缀（如 piglet 小猪，kitchenette 小厨房）
a short informal form of a word, especially a name（单词，尤指名字的）非正式缩略形式
- ‘Nick’ is a common diminutive of ‘Nicholas’.Nick 是 Nicholas 的常用简称。

Word Originlate Middle English (as a grammatical term): from Old French diminutif, -ive, from late Latin diminutivus, from Latin deminut- ‘diminished’, from the verb deminuere, from minuere ‘make small’.

单词	diminutive
释义	di·min·u·tive adjective /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/ /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/ (formal) very small很小的 She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.她同丈夫比起来身材十分娇小。 He exercised frequently, trying to add strength to his diminutive body.他经常锻炼身体，试图为他娇小的身体增添力量。 Oxford Collocations DictionaryDiminutive is used with these nouns: size stature Word Originlate Middle English (as a grammatical term): from Old French diminutif, -ive, from late Latin diminutivus, from Latin deminut- ‘diminished’, from the verb deminuere, from minuere ‘make small’. di·min·u·tive noun /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/ /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/ a word or an ending of a word that shows that somebody/something is small, for example piglet (= a young pig), kitchenette (= a small kitchen)指小词，指小词缀（如 piglet 小猪，kitchenette 小厨房） a short informal form of a word, especially a name（单词，尤指名字的）非正式缩略形式 ‘Nick’ is a common diminutive of ‘Nicholas’.Nick 是 Nicholas 的常用简称。 Word Originlate Middle English (as a grammatical term): from Old French diminutif, -ive, from late Latin diminutivus, from Latin deminut- ‘diminished’, from the verb deminuere, from minuere ‘make small’.
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