
dwarf
词源
源自古英语'dweorh',与古高地德语'twerg'、古诺尔斯语'dvergr'同源,原意为"矮小的存在"。
noun
❶ 指神话或童话中身材矮小的人,通常有魔法或特殊能力。也用于描述现实中身材异常矮小的人。
“Snow White lived with seven dwarfs in the forest.”
(白雪公主和七个小矮人住在森林里。)
“In Norse mythology, dwarfs were skilled craftsmen.”
(在北欧神话中,矮人是技艺精湛的工匠。)
❶ 在天文学中,指体积较小、亮度较低的恒星,如太阳就是一颗黄矮星。
“Our sun is classified as a yellow dwarf star.”
(我们的太阳被归类为黄矮星。)
“White dwarfs are the remnants of dead stars.”
(白矮星是死亡恒星的残余。)
verb
❶ 使某物显得矮小或微不足道,通常通过对比或规模差异来实现。
“The skyscraper dwarfs all the surrounding buildings.”
(摩天大楼使周围的所有建筑都显得矮小。)
“Her achievements dwarf those of her predecessors.”
(她的成就使前任们的成就相形见绌。)
adjective
❶ 形容植物或动物品种的矮小变种,通常指经过培育的小型品种。
“We planted dwarf apple trees in our small garden.”
(我们在小花园里种了矮生苹果树。)
“Dwarf rabbits are popular as pets.”
(侏儒兔是受欢迎的宠物。)
常见短语
dwarf planet — 指太阳系中类似行星但不符合完整行星定义的天体,如冥王星。
“Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.”
(冥王星在2006年被重新归类为矮行星。)
dwarf star — 天文学中指相对较小且亮度较低的恒星,如太阳这样的主序星。
“Our sun is a typical dwarf star in the Milky Way galaxy.”
(我们的太阳是银河系中一颗典型的矮星。)