diminutive
adj
1 unusually or remarkably small 小得出奇的; 特小的
her diminutive figure 她那小小的身材.
2 (grammar) (of a suffix) indicating smallness (指後缀)表示小的. diminutive, n word formed by the use of a suffix of this kind, eg eaglet (= a young eagle), kitchenette (= a small kitchen) 由这类後缀构成的词(如 eaglet 小鹰, kitchenette 小厨房).
🗣️ 情景例句
I have your bill right here.
您的账单在这里。
I'm starving to death.
我快饿扁了。
Aunt Harriet could not find words to praise Bessie's industriousness and efficiency.