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单词 diminutive
释义
diminutive
adjective
uk
/dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/us
/dɪˈmɪn.jə.t̬ɪv/
verysmall:
微小的，矮小的
He's a diminutivefigure, less than fivefeettall.他身材矮小，不足5英尺高。
Synonyms
dinkyinformal
exiguousformal
infinitesimalformal
itsy-bitsyhumorous
little(SMALL)
microscopicinformalhumorous
midget
mini-
miniature
minute
small(LITTLE)
teensyinformal
teenyinformal
weeScottish Englishorinformal
weenyUKinformal
languagespecialized
used toexpressthefactthat something issmall, often either to showaffectionor tosuggestthat something or someone is notimportant:
Adding diminutivesuffixesis often adisparagingtactic. Forinstance, add- illo to arespectedlawyer, abogado, and you have anignorantone, un abogadillo.
More examples
  • Adisastrouschainofeventsnearlywipedout California's diminutiveislandfox.
  • In thephoto, Abraham Lincolnloomsover his diminutiverivalfor theWhiteHouse, Stephen Douglas, in 1860.
  • In other words,Russiandiminutiveaffixeshappento beespeciallystrongandsalientcuestonoungender.
  • "-erl" is a diminutivesuffixinGerman.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Small
  • baby
  • bijou
  • bite-sized
  • compactly
  • compactness
  • dwarf
  • midget
  • modest
  • on the large, small, etc. sideidiom
  • pint-sized
  • pocket handkerchief
  • pocket-sized
  • poky
  • sampler
  • shoe box
  • shrunken
  • skimpy
  • slightness
  • smallish
  • wee
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Linguistics: grammatical terms
diminutive
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/us/dɪˈmɪn.jə.t̬ɪv/
languagespecialized
a word orpartof a word thatexpressesthefactthat something issmall, often used either to showaffectionor tosuggestsomething or someone is notimportant:
Thefindingsdo notsupportpreviousstudiesongenderdifferencesinparentaluse of diminutives withyoungchildren.
theshortformof aname:
Herfriendscallher Margaret, never using diminutives such as Maggie.
More examples
  • In his Growth and Structure of theEnglishLanguage, Otto Jespersennotedhow few diminutivesEnglishhas, and how little it uses them.
  • ThearticlediscussesSpanishdiminutives in mother-childconversation.
  • Thisspellingdifferenceis areflectionof the non-standardized andinformalnatureof diminutives, notunlikedoggie/doggyinEnglish.
  • Theyheldposterssaying "Weloveyou Misha," the diminutive of Mikheil by which thepresidentisuniversallyknown.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: grammatical terms
  • ablative
  • apposition
  • appositive
  • appositively
  • attributively
  • concord
  • countable
  • demonstrative
  • feminine
  • intensifier
  • nominative
  • particle
  • premodifier
  • regularity
  • singular
  • stative
  • syntactic
  • syntactically
  • syntax
  • uncountable
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(Definition ofdiminutivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
diminutive
adjective
uk
/dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/us
/dɪˈmɪn.jə.t̬ɪv/
verysmall
微小的，矮小的
He's a diminutivefigure, less than fivefeettall.他身材矮小，不足5英尺高。

diminutive| American Dictionary

diminutive
adjective
us
/dəˈmɪn·jə·t̬ɪv/
small:
Mygrandmotherwas a diminutive woman, less than 5feettall.
(Definition ofdiminutivefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdiminutive

diminutive
Each list contained an equal number of simplex anddiminutive, familiar and unfamiliar nouns.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The fact that reduplication for thediminutive\\inchoative morphemes occurs only when it will not add a syllable to the word requires independent explanation.
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Our findings from the examination ofdiminutivelanding sites provide further evidence which supports the existence of universal hierarchies.
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Like the imperative construction, thediminutiveand inchoative affixations produce a syllable obeying a familiar condition : codas may consist only of homorganic nasals.
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Itsdiminutivesize and nonmonumental character allow a celebration of the collective without asserting its dominance, a reversal of the normal institutional condition.
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The prebypass echocardiogram in both cases revealed a markedly dilated right atrium and ventricle with adiminutiveleft ventricle.
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Augmentative anddiminutiveformation always involves mutation of a consonant to the c-grade or nasal grade.
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Note, however, that there was no direct transfer of gender fromdiminutivetraining items to the respective nontransparent simplex forms of nouns presented during testing.
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In this category, plurals and diminutives are formed with the elements of the respective standard languages.
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A wedge angiogram was carried out in the left pulmonary vein demonstrating thediminutivenature of the left pulmonary artery.
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Thus, diminutives are most likely to occur in phatic communication and vocative speech acts (subject to further pragmatic constraints).
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It is reflected in the use of short and grammatically less complex sentences and of diminutives and endearments with repetition.
From theCambridge English Corpus
All instances of diminutives were coded for the word-class to which the diminutives were attached.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As discussed by the author, this is due to the reliablediminutivesuffixes that indicate neuter gender.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thirdly,diminutivemorphemes increase the phonological similarity within genders.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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