| 单词 | lilliputian |
| 释义 | lilliputian (once / 144138 pages) adjn Something that's lilliputian is extremely small, like the lilliputian tables and chairs that might surprise you when you visit your kindergarten classroom years later. The word lilliputian comes from Jonathan Swift's 1726 novel, Gulliver's Travels. Lilliput is the name of a fictional island whose people, the Lilliputians, stand only about six inches high. In addition to acting as an adjective to describe something that is very small — like the lilliputian cups and plates in a child's doll house — lilliputian can also be a noun that refers to extremely small people. WORD FAMILYlilliputian USAGE EXAMPLESEach features a luminous, pastoral landscape sparely dotted by silhouetted, lilliputian figures. New York Times(Jul 30, 2015) The scale of this hypothetical residential block made the skyscrapers above look lilliputian by comparison, which is exactly what Woods had in mind. Forbes(Jun 12, 2014) This was mostly fine because all of the kids on the court were unbearably cute, lilliputian dribblers in Lakers jerseys. Salon(Jul 04, 2012) 1adj very small a lilliputian chest of drawers Syn bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, midget, petite, tiny little, small limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent 2adj (informal) small and of little importance our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war Syn fiddling, footling, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial unimportant not important 3n a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) Hyper small person a person of below average size Lilliputian (once / 17721 pages) adjn Something Lilliputian is very small. You might complain to your grandmother that your piece of apple pie is Lilliputian in comparison to your brother's. Lilliputian comes from the name of the tiny inhabitants of the island of Lilliput in Jonathan Swift's 1726 novel "Gulliver's Travels" and refers to something extremely small or trivial. As you grow up, your fights with your sister over Lilliputian matters like who got to use which crayon first will seem silly, especially since you now fight about the big stuff, like who gets to wear that new outfit first. WORD FAMILYLilliputian: Lilliputians+/Lilliput: Lilliputian, Lilliputs USAGE EXAMPLESThe press is Lilliputian against this alien giant. Seattle Times(Dec 11, 2016) We notice, too, some so much smaller that we are drawn into a Lilliputian world. The Guardian(Nov 19, 2016) There were no orbital shootouts or alien arch-villains, just the Lilliputians’ comical incompetence, shortsightedness, and occasional flashes of nobility. The New Yorker(Sep 08, 2016) 1adj tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput the Lilliputian population 2n a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift Exp character, fictional character, fictitious character an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) |
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