petit

FREQ #19086

[法] 小的, 轻的

发音

UK /ˈpɛti/
其它
UK /pəˈtiː/
其它
US /ˈpɛtət/
US /pəˈti/
US /pəˈtit/

词形变化

petits 复数 more petit 比较级 most petit 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A little schoolboy.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A kind of pigeon.

    废旧 罕用
  3. 1.

    Synonym of brevier.

    过时 不可数 媒体 印刷
adj.
  1. 1.

    Petite: small, little.

    And by what small, petit Hints does the Mind catch hold of, and recover a vanishing Notion?

  2. 2.

    Petty, in its various senses:

    Few in number.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    Petty, in its various senses:

    Unimportant; cheap; easily replaced.

  4. 4.

    Petty, in its various senses:

    Small, minor.

    法律
  5. 5.

    Petty, in its various senses:

    Secondary; lower in rank.

    古体

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English petit, from Old French petit, from Late Latin *pitittus, diminutive of Latin *pit-, possibly from Proto-Celtic *pett- (“part, bit, piece”) (see Latin pettia), or of imitative origin. Compare also Latin pitinnus (“small”), pitulus, Italian pezza. Doublet of petty.

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