adj. 微小的;很少的
n. (Tiny)人名;(葡、印)蒂尼
英 ['taɪnɪ] 美 ['taɪni]
权威例句
- Investment remains tiny primarily because of the exorbitant cost of land.
投资仍然微乎其微,主要原因在于土地成本过高。
来自柯林斯例句 - The lungs are in fact constructed of thousands of tiny tubes.
肺实际上由上千条细微的气管构成。
来自柯林斯例句 - The current national poster child is a tiny, freckle-faced redhead.
现在的那个全国广告代言人个头不高,红头发,脸上有雀斑。
来自柯林斯例句 - The goldfish swam round and round in their tiny bowls.
金鱼在小小的鱼缸里一圈圈地游来游去。
来自柯林斯例句 - The Martian atmosphere contains only tiny amounts of water.
火星的大气层中只含有极少量的水。
来自柯林斯例句
中文词源
tiny 极小的,微小的
可能来自 tine,尖刺,-y,形容词后缀。引申词义极小的,微小的。
英文词源
tiny (adj.)
1590s, from tyne "very small" (c. 1400, perhaps from tine) + -y (2).