little

little, few, several

little, small, tiny, minute, miniature

名词 little:

1. a small amount or duration

形容词 little:

1. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
   同义词：small
2. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
3. of short duration or distance
   同义词：brief
4. (of children and animals) young, immature
   同义词：small
5. (informal) small and of little importance
   同义词：fiddling, footling, lilliputian, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
6. (of a voice) faint
   同义词：small
7. lowercase
   同义词：minuscule, small
8. small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)

副词 little:

1. not much

1. He is little known as an artist.
   他是个不出名的艺术家。
2. The little that I have seen of his work is satisfactory.
   他的工作就我所见的那一小部分而言是令人满意的。
3. It's in Chinese I can make little of it.
   这是中文－－我一点儿都不懂。
4. She is too little to ride a bicycle.
   她太小了，不能骑脚踏车。
5. Little does he care whether we live or die.
   他一点也不管我们是死是活。

lit.tle

adj.（形容词）
lit.tler 或 less [lμs] 也作 less.er [lμs.…r] lit.tlest 或 least [lôst]
Small in size:
狭小的：尺寸小的：
例句：
a little dining room.See Synonyms at small
一间小饭厅参见 small

Short in extent or duration; brief:
短：限度或期限短；简短：
例句：
There is little time left.
只有很短的时间了

Small in quantity or degree:
少：数量或程度小：
例句：
little money.
一点儿钱

Unimportant; trivial:
小的：不重要的；琐碎的：
例句：
a little matter.
小事

Narrow; petty:
狭隘的：小气的；心地狭窄的：
例句：
mean little comments; a little mind consumed with trivia.
恶意而狭隘的评论；为琐事而耗费的狭隘心胸

Without much power or influence; of minor status.
卑微的：没有多少权力或影响的；地位低下的
Being at an early stage of growth; young:
幼小的：处于成长初级阶段的；年轻的：
例句：
a little child.
一个小孩

adv.（副词）
less,least
Not much; scarcely:
很少地：没有多少；几乎不：
例句：
works long hours, sleeping little.
长时间工作，睡眠很少

Not in the least; not at all:
一点也不；根本不：
例句：
They little expected such a generous gift.
他们根本没料到会有那么丰盛的礼物

n.（名词）
A small quantity or amount:
少量：份量或数量小的：
例句：
Give me a little.
给我一点儿

Something much less than all:
很少：比总数少很多的某物：
例句：
I know little of their history.
他们的历史我知道得很少

A short distance or time:
短距离，短时间：
例句：
a little down the road; waited a little.
走了一小段路；等了一会儿

<习惯用语>a little
Somewhat; a bit:
一点儿：
例句：
felt a little better.
感觉好了一点

little by little
By small degrees or increments; gradually.
逐渐地：慢慢地或逐渐增长地；渐渐地
来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English lttel
源自 古英语 lttel

【引伸】
lit.tleness
n.（名词）