作者warau (业死土胎万)
看板Linguistics
标题Re: [请益] small & little
时间Tue Dec 30 23:26:15 2008
根据Oxford American Dictionaries (苹果的Dictionary and Thesaurus软体),
似乎是用small比较好一点点吧~不过就像HCC大说的,此例两者通用吧。
Why do we call a house small and a woman petite ?
Small and little are used interchangeably to describe people or
things of reduced dimensions, but small is preferred when describing
something concrete that is of less than the usual size, quantity,
value, or importance (: a small matter to discuss; a small room;
a small price to pay).
Little more often refers to concepts
(: through little fault of his own; an issue of little importance)
or to a more drastic reduction in scale (: a little shopping cart
just like the one her mother used).
Diminutive and petite intensify the meaning of small, particularly
with reference to women's figures that are very trim and compact
(: with her diminutive figure, she had to shop in stores that
specialized in petite sizes).
Tiny is used to describe what is extremely small, often to the point
where it can be seen only by looking closely (: a tiny flaw in the
material; a tiny insect), while minute not only describes what is
seen with difficulty but may also refer to a very small amount of
something (: minute traces of gunpowder on his glove).
※ 引述《jiannan1828 (干你妈的!竟然偷Q我!)》之铭言:
: 小老鼠怎麽说?
: little mouse?
: small mouse?
: 我个人是觉得是 Small mouse,
: 但是书本却写 little mouse,
: 我跑去问系上的同学,
: 有人说都可以用,
: 也有人说只能说 little mouse
: 请问,究竟要怎麽说才是对的?
: 那 small 跟 little 在使用上的时机呢?
: 我家字典查不到(哭)
: 麻烦帮解答了(跪)
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