Pygmy 也作 Pig.my
n.(名词)【复数】 Pyg.mies Greek Mythology A member of a race of dwarfs.【希腊神话】 侏儒:侏儒种类中的一员Also pygmy Anthropology A member of any of various peoples, especially of equatorial Africa and parts of southeast Asia, having an average height less than 5 feet (27 centimeters). 也作 pygmy 【人类学】 矮人(尤指俾格米人):一种平均身高低于5英尺(27厘米)的人种中的一员,尤其是指赤道非洲和亚洲东南部地区的矮人pygmy pygmy An individual of unusually small size.矮人:不寻常地矮小的个体An individual considered to be of little or no importance.微不足道的东西:被认为渺小或不重要的个体adj.(形容词)Also pygmy Anthropology Of or relating to the Pygmies. 也作 pygmy 【人类学】 俾格米人的:属于或有关俾格米人的pygmy pygmy Unusually or atypically small.矮小的:不正常地或非典型性也矮小Unimportant; trivial.不重要的,琐碎的
来源:Middle English pigmie 中古英语 pigmie from Latin Pygmaeo [the Pygmies] 源自 拉丁语 Pygmaeo [俾格米人] from Greek Pugmaioi 源自 希腊语 Pugmaioi from pugmô [cubit, fist] * see peuk- 源自 pugmô [肘,拳头] *参见 peuk-