单词	petite
释义	petitepe‧tite /pəˈtiːt/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINpetite Origin: 1500-1600 French petit ‘small’ used for feminine nouns Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES petite hands His wife was a petite dark-haired woman in her early thirties. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All 15 victims were in their teens or early 20s, slim and petite, almost always with long, dark hair. Her husband said the petite woman had complained of fatigue as they plodded up a Canyon trail. My aunt Mary was petite, pretty, and very ambitious. She was petite, going silver-haired, vivacious, bright, and willing to take Richard on trust. The petite, pretty actress met Clint 18 months ago and the couple have been inseparable ever since. Thesaurus THESAURUSperson► short someone who is short is not as tall as most people: · He was a short fat man. ► not very tall quite short. This phrase sounds more gentle than saying that someone is short: · She wasn’t very tall – maybe about 1.60 m. ► small short and with a small body: · My mother was a small woman.· The girl was quite small for her age (=smaller than other girls of the same age). ► petite used about a woman who is attractively short and thin: · She was a petite woman with blonde hair. ► stocky used about a boy or man who is short, heavy, and strong: · Harry was stocky and middle-aged. ► dumpy short and fat: · a dumpy girl with red hair ► diminutive formal literary very short or small – used especially in descriptions in novels: · a diminutive figure dressed in black ► stubby stubby fingers or toes are short and thick: · the baby’s stubby little fingers Longman Language Activatornot tall► short not as tall as most people: · 'What does she look like?' 'She's short and fat, with brown hair.'· a short, stocky man with powerful shoulders· Mr Haddad was several inches shorter than his wife. ► not very tall fairly short: · She's not very tall - about 1.4 metres, I'd say.· Well, I'm not very tall and my legs are short, so I always had trouble in the hurdle race. ► small not as big or as tall as most people: · a small man in a dark suit· How come I always seem to go out with small men?· My sister's quite a bit smaller and slimmer than me.small for his/her age (=smaller than other children of the same age): · Bobby's small for his age, but he's perfectly healthy. ► little short and small, used especially to describe children or old people: · We saw a little old lady with a walking-stick.· Who's this little boy in the blue sweater?· I haven't seen one of those since I was a little girl. ► petite a woman who is petite is attractively short and thin: · His wife was a petite dark-haired woman in her early thirties. ► stocky a man who is stocky is fairly short and looks heavy and often strong: · Brandon's quite stocky really, isn't he?· He's a big stocky bloke and he plays rugby. ► squat short and fat, especially in an unattractive way: · The cook was short and squat, with thick eyebrows and a slight moustache.· a shabby, squat, balding man in an old raincoat a woman who is petite is short and attractively thin SYN  slim► see thesaurus at short
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