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表示个体,常指身材矮小的人或俾格米人。
He is a pigmy.
他是一个矮人。
矮小的人;极小的个体
俾格米人;矮小民族的人;异常矮小的人;身高平均不到五英尺的各民族成员;俾格米人;矮人
异常矮小的人
an unusually small individual
身高平均不到五英尺的各民族成员
any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
The traveler was surprised by the pigmy's agility in the dense forest.
旅行者对那个矮人在密林中的敏捷感到惊讶。
用法提示:此处 pigmy 作名词,指身材异常矮小的人,强调其敏捷。
Legends often describe pigmies as fierce warriors despite their small stature.
传说中常将俾格米人描述为凶猛战士,尽管他们身材矮小。
用法提示:此处 pigmies 为复数形式,指俾格米种族成员。
In the circus, the pigmy performed tricks that delighted the children.
在马戏团里,那个侏儒表演了让孩子们开心的把戏。
用法提示:此处 pigmy 作名词,指侏儒(马戏团表演者)。
表示个体,常指身材矮小的人或俾格米人。
He is a pigmy.
他是一个矮人。
特指某个俾格米人。
The pigmy lives in the forest.
那个俾格米人住在森林里。
复数形式指整个群体。
Pigmies are known for their short stature.
俾格米人以身材矮小闻名。
grammar · medium
易错句子He met a group of pigmys.
正确表达He met a group of pigmies.
英语中以辅音字母+y结尾的名词变复数时,需将y改为i再加-es,因此pigmys应改为pigmies。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is very pigmy.
正确表达She is a pigmy.
pigmy是名词而非形容词,不能直接作表语,需使用冠词a构成名词短语。
dwarf通常指神话或传说中身材矮小但比例正常的生物,或医学上身材矮小的人;而pigmy特指俾格米人种族或异常矮小的个体,常带贬义。
midget指身材矮小但比例正常的人,通常不涉种族;pigmy则指俾格米人种族或极其矮小的人,有时含比喻义。
gnome是欧洲神话中守护地下财宝的侏儒精灵,与pigmy指代真实或比喻矮小的人不同。
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