tiny

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small child; an infant.
    — ‘You know I loved your husband like a brother, and you know I've loved you and Sylvia ever since she was a tiny.’
  2. Anything very small.
    — Might I now add a plea for the smaller irises, the tinies? They, also, should be divided up and replanted just now.
形容词 adj.
  1. Very small.
    — Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.

词形变化

tinier comparative tiniest superlative tyny alternative,obsolete tinies plural tyny alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

反义词
huge

词源

词源 1
From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine.
词源 2
From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine.
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