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单词 Lilliputian
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Lilliputian

/ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃjən/
trivial or very small
极少的; 极小的:

America's banks look Lilliputian in comparison with Japan's.

美国银行和日本的比起来简直就是小巫见大巫。

a trivial or very small person or thing
小人物; 小东西。
词源
early 18th cent.: from the imaginary country of Lilliput in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, inhabited by people 6 inches (15 cm) high, + -IAN.
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