diminutive
adj
1 unusually or remarkably small 小得出奇的; 特小的
her diminutive figure 她那小小的身材.
2 (grammar) (of a suffix) indicating smallness (指後缀)表示小的. diminutive, n word formed by the use of a suffix of this kind, eg eaglet (= a young eagle), kitchenette (= a small kitchen) 由这类後缀构成的词(如 eaglet 小鹰, kitchenette 小厨房).
🗣️ 情景例句
But please call first.
不过,请你先打电话。
I hope you can consider my offer.
我希望你能考虑我的建议。
Dad will take me to our home town in Jiangxi. We'll visit our grandparents there.