lilliputian

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lil·li·pu·tian /ˌlɪləˈpjuːʃən◂/ adjective formal  SMALLextremely small compared to the normal size of things 〔同正常物体比较〕极小的Origin lilliputian (1700-1800) Lilliput, an imaginary country full of very small people in the book Gulliver's Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift

lil·li·pu·tian adjectiveChineseSyllable  

lilliputian
lil‧li‧pu‧tian /ˌlɪləˈpjuːʃən◂, ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃən◂/ adjective formalextremely small compared to the normal size of things

Lilliputian
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Lil·li·pu·tianBrE /ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃn/ 🔊 adjective (formal) extremely small 极小的；微小的 SYN diminutive, tiny

• In standard BrE the adverb likely is often used with a word such as most, more or very. 在标准的英式英语中，副词 likely 常与 most、more 或 very 等词连用：◆We will most likely see him later. 我们很可能晚些时候会见到他。 In journalism and less formal language, however, likely is used on its own. 但在新闻和不太正式的用语中，likely 则单独使用：◆The deal will likely result in more cuts to services. 这项协议可能会导致对服务行业的进一步削减。 In informal NAmE likely is often used on its own, and this is not considered incorrect. 在非正式的美式英语中，likely 常单独使用，且不被视为有误：◆We will likely see him later. 我们可能晚些时候会见到他。◆He said that he would likely run for President. 他说他可能竞选总统。

ORIGIN From the land of Lilliput, in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, where the people are only 15 cm high. 源自乔纳森 · 斯威夫特的《格利佛游记》中的小人国（Lilliput），那里的居民仅有 15 厘米高。