diminutiveadj.
英 dɪ'mɪnjʊtɪv | 美 dɪ'mɪnjətɪv
中文adj. 小的，小型的，微小的\nn. 爱称；指小词；身材极小的人
小的，小型的，微小的
n. 爱称；指小词；身材极小的人
词根词源
diminutive (adj.)in grammar, late 14c. (also as a noun, "derivative word denoting a small or inferior example of what is meant by the word it is derived from"), from Old French diminutif (14c.), from Latin diminutivus, earlier deminutivus, from past participle stem of deminuere (see diminish).
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