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lilliputian
[英] [ˌlɪləˈpju:ʃən] [美] [ˌlɪləˈpjuʃən] 生词本

n.

adj.

Noun

1. a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)

Adjective

1. very small;

  • "diminutive in stature"
  • "a lilliputian chest of drawers"
  • "her petite figure"
  • "tiny feet"
  • "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"

2. (informal terms) small and of little importance;

  • "a fiddling sum of money"
  • "a footling gesture"
  • "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"
  • "a little (or small) matter"
  • "Mickey Mouse regulations"
  • "a dispute over niggling details"
  • "limited to petty enterprises"
  • "piffling efforts"
  • "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"