| 词汇 | dwarf |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： O.E. dweorh, from P.Gmc. *dweraz, from PIE *dhwergwhos "something tiny." The mythological sense is from Ger., 1770. The verb meaning "to render dwarfish" is from 1620s; that of "to cause to look small" is from 1850. Related: Dwarfed; dwarfing. The shift of the O.E. guttural at the end of the word to modern -f is typical (cf. enough, draft). O.E. plural dweorgas became M.E. dwarrows, later leveled down to dwarfs. The use of dwarves for the legendary race was popularized by J.R.R. Tolkien. 词根记忆： n. 矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物vt.使…矮小The new building dwarfs all the other ones.那栋新建筑物使所有其他建筑物显得小了些. |
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