puny

大学 FREQ #17465

a. 微小的, 弱小的, 微不足道的

发音

UK /ˈpjuːni/
其它
US /ˈpjuni/

词形变化

punies 复数 punier 比较级 punier puniest puniest 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

弱小的；微不足道的；微小的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An inferior person; a subordinate; also, an insignificant person.

    古体
  2. 2.

    A younger person; a junior.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    Alternative spelling of puisne.

    A puisne or junior judge.

    废旧 法律
  4. 4.

    A new student at a school, university, the Inns of Court, etc.; a junior.

    废旧 法律
  5. 5.

    Alternative spelling of puisne.

    A person who is not experienced; a beginner, a novice.

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.

    弱小

    微小

    You puny earthlings are no match for Ming the Merciless!

  2. 2.

    (Frequently) ill; poorly, sickly.

  3. 3.

    Alternative spelling of puisne.

    Inferior in rank; specifically, of a judge: junior.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    Alternative spelling of puisne.

    Coming later in time; secondary, subsequent.

    废旧
  5. 5.

    Alternative spelling of puisne.

    Not experienced; novice.

    废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

runty shrimpy

近义相关 3

little small weak

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post Proto-Indo-European *íh₂ Latin ea Latin posteā Vulgar Latin *postius Old French puis Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Old French né Old French puisné Middle French puisnébor. English puisne English puny PIE word *pós A respelling of puisne, from Anglo-Norman puisné (“later, more recent; junior; weakly”) [and other forms] and Middle French puisné (“born after (a specified person); younger, youngest; one who is born after (a specified person)”) (modern French puîné (“cadet (born after a sibling); a cadet (someone born after a sibling)”)), from puis (“after; since”) + né (“born”). Puis is derived from Old French pois (“after; since”), from Vulgar Latin *postius (“afterward”), from Latin posteā (“afterwards; hereafter; thereafter; next, then”), from post (“after; since”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pós (“afterwards”)) + ea (“these (things)”); and né from Latin nātus (“born”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”).

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