noun🔗Share小词, 爱称. (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment."Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’."Booklet是book的小词形式,意思是“小书”。grammarlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share微小的,极小的 Very small."The librarian used a magnifying glass to read the diminutive print in the old book. "图书馆员用放大镜来阅读那本旧书里极小的字。appearancequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share缩小了的,小的。 Serving to diminish."The teacher's comments were diminutive, making the students feel less confident about their work. "老师的评语带有贬低意味,缩小了学生对他们自己作品的信心。languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share小, 指小, 爱称的 (grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment."My little sister calls her teddy bear a "diminutive" name, "Teddy." "我妹妹给她泰迪熊起了一个“昵称小名”,就叫“泰迪”。grammarlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading