Word · Frequency #23598
pygmy
俾格米人；矮小民族成员
A member of any of various peoples whose average height is less than 5 feet (about 1.5 meters).
- 1.
A member of various legendary races of dwarfs, or supernatural peoples of diminutive stature.
各种传说中的矮人种族或身材矮小的超自然民族的成员。
- 2.
an unusually small individual
异常矮小的个体
- 3.
any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
平均身高不到五英尺的各种民族成员
矮小的人；侏儒；神话中的矮人族；小矮人；各种传说中的矮人种族或身材矮小的超自然民族的成员。；异常矮小的个体；平均身高不到五英尺的各种民族成员
In use
The pygmy stood only three feet tall.
Pygmies are known for their short stature and forest-dwelling lifestyle.
Some people mistakenly think all pygmies live in Africa.
a pygmy
指身材矮小的人或动物个体。
He is a pygmy, but he is strong.
他是一个矮人，但他很强壮。
pygmies
复数形式指矮人族或群体。
The pygmies live in the rainforest.
矮人们生活在雨林中。
pygmy + noun
名词作定语，表示矮小品种。
The pygmy elephant is smaller than the African elephant.
侏儒象比非洲象小。
Connections
Collocations
- pygmy tribe
- 俾格米部落
- The pygmy tribe lives deep in the rainforest.这个俾格米部落居住在雨林深处。
- pygmy elephant
- 侏儒象
- Pygmy elephants are smaller than other Asian elephants.侏儒象比其他亚洲象体型更小。
- pygmy hippo
- 侏儒河马
- The pygmy hippo is rarely seen in the wild.侏儒河马在野外很少见到。
- pygmy marmoset
- 侏儒狨猴
- A pygmy marmoset can fit in the palm of your hand.侏儒狨猴可以放在手掌中。
- pygmy people
- 俾格米人
- The pygmy peoples of Central Africa have a rich oral tradition.中非的俾格米人拥有丰富的口头传统。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pygmy 可拆想成 pig（猪）+ my（我的）：我的小宠物猪个头矮小，所以 pygmy 指矮小的人/侏儒。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：人类学/民族志文献、传说与奇幻文学、日常口语 该词作名词时语域较混合：在人类学或民族志中多用于指称身材矮小的族群，但这一称呼在当代可能带有争议；在传说或文学中可指虚构的矮人族；在日常口语中用指身材异常矮小的人则可能显得不礼貌，需谨慎使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in the letters -my and share the final unstressed sound /mi/, but none rhymes with pygmy (/ˈpɪɡmi/): pygmy has a stressed /ɪ/ followed by /ɡmi/, while enemy, alchemy, academy, anatomy, economy, and blasphemy have different stressed vowel sounds and lack the /ɡ/. Do not be fooled by the shared -my spelling: e.g., enemy is /ˈɛnəmi/ and alchemy is /ˈælkəmi/, not /ˈpɪɡmi/.
Learn the forms together
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