midget

FREQ #11743

n. 侏儒 a. 小型的

发音

US /ˈmɪd͡ʒɪt/

词形变化

midgets 复数 midgets

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.

    贬义

    the midget pony

  2. 2.

    Alternative form of midge (“small fly”)

    加拿大 美国 古体
  3. 3.

    A short person.

    侏儒

    贬义 冒犯
  4. 4.

    Something for use by a small person; especially something designed or made for one.

    定语 贬义

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

dwarf

相关短语

midget tossing midget cell midget cells midget golf midget car midget cars midget submarine midget submarines midget-porn midget-submarine mental midget crib midget

词源

From midge (chiefly in the figurative sense of “small thing”, literally “small fly”) + -et (diminutive suffix), (from Old English myċġ (“mosquito”), from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mu-, *mew-; cognate with Dutch mug (“mosquito”) and German Mücke (“midge, gnat”)).

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