英汉词典

little 基本解释

• adj. 小的；很少的；短暂的；小巧可爱的
• adv. 完全不
• n. 少许；没有多少；短时间
• n. (Little)人名；(英)利特尔

little 词态变化

little 中文词源

来自PIE*leud,弯，转，蜷缩，变小，词源同lout,little.引申词义弱小的，小人物的，后词义通用化。

little 英文词源

little

little: [OE] Little goes back to the prehistoric West Germanic base *lut-, which also produced Dutch luttel and may have been the source of the Old English verb lūtan ‘bow down’. Some have detected a link with Old English lot ‘deceit’, Old Norse lýta ‘dishonour, blame’, Russian ludit’ ‘deceive’, and Serbo-Croat lud ‘foolish’.

little (adj.)

Old English lytel "not large, not much; short in distance or time; unimportant," also used in late Old English as a noun, "small piece; a short time," from Proto-Germanic *lutilla- (cognates: Old Saxon luttil, Dutch luttel, Old High German luzzil, German lützel, Gothic leitils "little"), perhaps originally a diminutive of the root of Old English lyt "little, few," from PIE *leud- "small." "Often synonymous with small, but capable of emotional implications which small is not" [OED].

Phrase the little woman "wife" attested from 1795. Little people "the faeries" is from 1726; as "children," it is attested from 1752; as "ordinary people" (opposed to the great), it is attested from 1827. Little Neck clams (1884) are so called for Little Neck, Long Island, a "neck" of land on the island's North Shore. Little by little is from late 15c. (litylle be litille). Little green men "space aliens" is from 1950. Little black dress is from 1939.

At the beginning of summer, smart women who stay in town like to wear sheer "little black dresses." Because most "little black dresses" look alike, retailers struggle each year to find something which will make them seem new. ["Life," June 13, 1939]

Little Orphan Annie originally was (as Little Orphant Annie) the character in James Whitcomb Riley's 1885 poem, originally titled "Elf Child." The U.S. newspaper comic strip created by Harold Gray (1894-1968) debuted in 1924 in the New York "Daily News."

LITTLE Orphant Annie's come to our house to stay,
An' wash the cups an' saucers up, an' brush the crumbs away,
An' shoo the chickens off the porch, an' dust the hearth, an' sweep,
An' make the fire, an' bake the bread, an' earn her board-an'-keep;
An' all us other childern, when the supper-things is done,
We set around the kitchen fire an' has the mostest fun
A-list'nin' to the witch-tales 'at Annie tells about,
An' the Gobble-uns 'at gits you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!

[Riley, "Elf Child"]

little (v.)

OE lytlian, from root of little (adj.).

little 词组搭配

little 英文释义

1. a small amount or duration;

"he accepted the little they gave him"

little 同义词解析

little, small, tiny, minute, miniature

这些形容词均有"小的"之意。

little： 指在体积、数量、距离、年龄、身材等方面比正常的小，多带主观感情色彩，含小而可爱或小巧的意味。

small： 多指数量、面积、体积、价值、数字或意义等的小或少，指略小于正常的大小。

tiny： 强调与同类或其他物体比较，小得超

出正常比例，有时带强烈的感情色彩。

minute： 指小得难看见，有时需用显微镜才看得见。

miniature： 指由正常体积微缩的物体。

little, few, several

这几个词用作形容词时均含"少量的"之意。

little： 只修饰不可数名词，含否定意义。

few： 只修饰可数名词的复数形式，侧重指数量非常少，给人一种模糊概念，含否定意义。

several： 修饰可数名词的复数形式，指至少有3个，但不会超过5、6个。

little 双语例句

1. It's not about making the amazing saves. It's the little things and small things that made great gatekeepers great.

伟大的门将不是靠神奇的扑救成就，而是靠注重小事和细节成功。（Tim Howard美国国家队门将）

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2. He could just about see the little man behind the counter.

他勉强能看到柜台后面的小个子男人。

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3. "I wish I had a little brother," said Daphne wistfully.

“我希望有个小弟弟。”达夫妮伤感地说。

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4. Maria was talking baby talk to the little one.

玛丽亚正用儿语和小家伙说话。

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5. They were going to sail around the little island, against the tide.

他们打算绕着小岛逆潮航行。

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little 实用场景例句

a little house

小房子

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a little group of tourists

一小批游客

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a little old lady

一位小老太太

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the classic little black dress

经典式样的黑色小连衣裙

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‘Which do you want? ’ ‘I'll take the little one. ’

“你要哪一个？”“我要那个小的。”

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She gave a little laugh.

她笑了一笑。

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I had little money and little free time...

我没什么钱，也没多少空闲时间。

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I find that I need very little sleep these days...

我发现最近我只需要睡很少时间。

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On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little...

返回马赛的路上，他们没怎么说话。

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Only Africa is at present little affected by hard drugs.

目前只有非洲没怎么受到硬毒品的影响。

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Mrs Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home...

卡安太太需要有人帮把手将食品杂货拿回家。

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A little food would do us all some good...

吃点东西，对我们大家都会有好处。

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He walked a little by himself in the garden.

他一个人在花园里散了一会儿步。

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He complained a little of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades...

他有几句提到说肩胛骨之间一直在疼。

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He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction...

他有点害怕父亲的反应。

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In the beginning he had felt well, but little by little he was becoming weaker...

一开始他感觉很好，但慢慢地就变虚弱了。

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I would have to learn, little by little, to exist alone.

我得慢慢学会独自生活。

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We sat around a little table, eating and drinking wine.

我们围坐在一张小桌旁吃吃喝喝。

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...the little group of art students.

那一小群艺术专业的学生

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She's got the nicest little house not far from the library.

她有一幢非常漂亮的小房子，就在离图书馆不远处。

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...a little old lady...

身材娇小的老太太

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I have a little boy of 8...

我有一个8岁的小男孩。

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When I was little I was very hyperactive.

我小时候异常好动。

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Whenever Daniel's little sister was asked to do something she always had a naughty reply.

每次让丹尼尔的妹妹做什么事，她总是要淘气地回嘴。

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Just go down the road a little way, turn left, and cross the bridge...

沿这条路走一小段，向左转，然后过桥。

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Why don't we just wait a little while and see what happens...

为什么不再等一下看看事态的发展。

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I had a little laugh to myself...

我自顾自地笑了一下。

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She stood up quickly, giving a little cry of astonishment...

她迅速站了起来，惊叫了一声。

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...irritating little habits...

烦人的小毛病

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Harry found himself getting angry over little things that had never bothered him before.

哈里发现自己会因为小事而生气，而以前他从不会在意这些事情。

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