lite

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 līt

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Archaic form of light (“window or aperture in a building”). alt-of,archaic
  2. A little, bit. UK,dialectal,uncountable
  3. The act of waiting; a wait. UK,dialectal
  4. A window pane
动词 v.
  1. To expect; wait. UK,dialectal
  2. To rely. UK,dialectal
形容词 adj.
  1. Abridged or lesser; being a simpler or unpaid version of a product. not-comparable,postpositional,usually
  2. few; little UK,dialectal
  3. Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially. not-comparable
    — Dinner consisted of crackers, some broccoli and a salad with lite ranch dressing.
  4. Lightweight not-comparable
  5. Informal spelling of light. alt-of,informal,not-comparable
    — My favorite color is lite blue!
  6. Lacking substance or seriousness; watered down. not-comparable,postpositional,usually
    — this compromise bill is reform lite. It is both more palatable to nursing home owners and less protective of elderly patients

词形变化

lites plural liter comparative litest superlative lites present,singular,third-person liting participle,present lited participle,past lited past lites plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Chadlite COM lite covenant-lite cov-lite liteness marriage lite rogue-lite penlite tealite

词源

词源 1
Variation of light (in the sense of lacking weight, substance, etc.)
词源 2
From Middle English lit, lut (“little”), from Old English lȳt.
词源 3
From Middle English liten, from Old Norse hlíta (“to rely on, trust, abide by”). Cognate with Icelandic hlíta (“to comply”), Swedish lita (“to trust, rely on, depend on, confide in”), Danish lide (“to trust”).
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