Word · Frequency #23081
midget
矮子；侏儒
a person who is markedly small
- 1.
a person who is markedly small
身材特别矮小的人
身材特别矮小的人；侏儒
In use
The midget smiled and waved to the crowd at the festival.
People often mistook the midget for a child because of his size.
She wrote a story about a midget who became a famous singer.
a midget
midget在当代英语中常被视为冒犯性词汇，建议使用little person或person of short stature。
He is a midget.
他是一个侏儒。
the midget
The midget stood at the front of the stage.
那个侏儒站在舞台前方。
midgets
Midgets often face discrimination in society.
侏儒们常常在社会中面临歧视。
a midget who
定语从句修饰midget。
She met a midget who worked as a clown.
她遇到一个当小丑的侏儒。
Common mistakes
I saw a midget dog at the park.I saw a tiny dog at the park.
Midget是名词，专指矮小的人，不能用作形容词修饰动物或物体；应使用tiny或small等形容词。
He midgets everyone in the room.He is a midget compared to everyone in the room.
Midget是名词，不能用作动词表示‘比…矮小’；应改为系表结构或使用dwarf等动词。
Connections
Collocations
- midget wrestler
- 侏儒摔跤手
- The midget wrestler signed autographs after the show.这位侏儒摔跤手在表演后给大家签名。
- midget actor
- 侏儒演员
- A midget actor starred in the historical drama.一位侏儒演员主演了这部历史剧。
- call someone a midget
- 骂某人是侏儒
- The schoolmates used to call him a midget.同学们过去常骂他是侏儒。
Pop culture & quotes
- I'm not a midget. I'm a little boy.
- 我不是小矮人，我是个小男孩。From the 1988 film Big, starring Tom Hanks. A boy trapped in an adult body says this when he's mistaken for a grown man. Note: 'midget' is now widely considered offensive; the respectful term is 'little person'.出自1988年汤姆·汉克斯主演的电影《飞越未来》（Big）。一个被困在大人体内的小男孩在被人误认为成年男人时说出了这句话。注意：midget 如今普遍被认为带有冒犯性，礼貌的说法是 little person。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音“米哲特”：像一粒米那样特别矮小的人，记住 midget 就是身材特别矮小的人。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：贬损性口语、旧时书面语、非正式争吵或侮辱语境 该含义现在通常被视为冒犯性用语，多用于贬低身材矮小的人，比较常见于旧时文本或带有贬损意图的口语中；建议学习者避免使用，改用 person of short stature 或 little person。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
midget 读作 /ˈmɪdʒət/。常见词中几乎没有与其完全押韵（/ɪdʒət/）的词。拼写相近的 widget /ˈwɪdʒɪt/、fidget /ˈfɪdʒɪt/、digit /ˈdɪdʒɪt/ 都以 /ɪdʒɪt/ 结尾，但最后元音是 /ɪ/ 而非 /ə/；gadget /ˈɡædʒɪt/ 和 budget /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ 的重读元音也不同。ridge /rɪdʒ/ 只有相同的 /ɪdʒ/ 音，没有后面的 /ət/。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.