pigmy + noun
pigmy 作定语，表示‘矮小的’
The pigmy hippopotamus is much smaller than its relative.
矮小河马比它的亲戚小得多。
矮小的；微少的；无足轻重的
微薄的
very small; insignificant
俾格米人；矮人；矮小的；微少的
n an unusually small individual；n any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
The pigmy trees in the garden barely reached my waist.
花园里的矮小树木只到我的腰部。
用法提示：pigmy用作形容词，修饰trees，表示“矮小的”。
Despite his pigmy effort, he managed to finish the race.
尽管他的努力微不足道，他还是完成了比赛。
用法提示：pigmy用作形容词，修饰effort，表示“微少的”。
The report was full of pigmy details that distracted from the main issue.
那份报告充满了无关紧要的小细节，偏离了主要问题。
用法提示：pigmy用作形容词，修饰details，表示“无足轻重的”。
pigmy 作定语，表示‘矮小的’
The pigmy hippopotamus is much smaller than its relative.
矮小河马比它的亲戚小得多。
pigmy 作表语，后接 in 表示在某方面微小
Their efforts were pigmy in the face of the disaster.
面对灾难，他们的努力微不足道。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a pigmy.
正确表达He has a pigmy build.
误将“pigmy”用作名词。作为形容词，它应修饰名词，不能单独作主语补语。
grammar · medium
易错句子These are pigmies elephants.
正确表达These are pigmy elephants.
误用了名词复数形式“pigmies”作定语。形容词“pigmy”无复数变化，直接修饰名词。
Dwarf 强调因发育不良或基因导致的矮小，而 pigmy 主要指矮小的人或物，也可指俾格米人。
Midget 常用于形容物体的小尺寸，而 pigmy 更多用于人种或比喻微不足道。
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