midget

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison. derogatory,sometimes
    — the midget pony
  2. Alternative form of midge (“small fly”) Canada,US,alt-of,alternative,archaic
  3. A short person. derogatory,offensive
    — They [children] realize their oughts no less sharply than their crosses; and this even though they are midgets in a land of giants who have forgotten much of their language and whose right is often founded solely on force majeure.
  4. Something for use by a small person; especially something designed or made for one. attributive,derogatory

词形变化

midgets plural

词汇关系

衍生词
crib midget mental midget midget car midget cell midget-esque midget golf midgetism midgetlike midgetly midget-minded midgetness midgetry midget-submarine midget tossing midgety

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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