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单词 miniaturist
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
min•i•a•tur•ist  (minē ə chər ist, minə chər-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fine Artan artist whose specialty is small, discrete works.
  2. a person who makes, collects, or specializes in miniature objects:a miniaturist with a collection of dollhouses.
  • miniature + -ist 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ˈminiaturist /ˈmɪnɪtʃərɪst/ n
  1. a person who paints miniature portraits
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
min•i•a•ture /ˈmɪniətʃɚ, ˈmɪnətʃɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a copy of something on a small scale.
  2. something small of its class or kind.
  3. Fine Arta very small painting, esp. on ivory.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. represented on a small scale:a miniature poodle.
Idioms
  1. Idioms in miniature, of a reduced size;
    on a small scale.

min•i•a•tur•ist, n. [countable]See -min-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
min•i•a•ture  (minē ə chər, -chŏŏr′, minə chər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
  2. a greatly reduced or abridged form or copy.
  3. Fine Arta very small painting, esp. a portrait, on ivory, vellum, or the like.
  4. Fine Artthe art of executing such a painting.
  5. an illumination in an illuminated manuscript or book.
  6. Idiomsin miniature, in a reduced size;
    on a small scale:The zoo exhibition offered a jungle in miniature.

adj. 
  1. Dog and Cat Breedsbeing, on, or represented on a small scale;
    reduced.
  • Medieval Latin miniātūra, equivalent. to miniāt(us) (see miniate) + -ūra -ure; sense development perh. influenced by Latin base min- (see mini-, minor)
  • Italian miniatura miniature painting
  • 1580–90
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged minute, microscopic, diminutive, tiny, minuscule.

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