Word · Frequency #48232
lilliputian
/ˌliliˈpjuːʃjən/
noun
小人；侏儒
A very small person or being.
- 1.
A very small person or being.
非常小的人或生物
- 2.
A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2.
一种果蝇基因,突变时使细胞异常小
- 3.
Involving delusions or hallucinations of tiny beings.
涉及微小生物的妄想或幻觉
小人幻觉；微小生物幻觉；果蝇lilliputian基因；非常小的人或生物；一种果蝇基因,突变时使细胞异常小；涉及微小生物的妄想或幻觉
In use
In the story, Gulliver was shocked to find himself surrounded by lilliputians.
The collectors admired the lilliputians in the miniature zoo.
She felt like a giant among lilliputians when visiting the dollhouse convention.
Connections
Word family
- lilliputians
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词，指小人国的居民；用于比喻义时也可指小人物或微不足道的人。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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