bantam

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
    — From the dairy we passed into the poultry-yard; and there I was introduced to a train of milk-white turkeys, and fowls of the same colour, a few bantams, and three galenies, Mrs. Helen's especial favourites, […]
  2. A competitor in an age division between peewee and midget.
形容词 adj.
  1. Small or miniature. not-comparable
    — Dragonflies may be bantam, but their appetite is bottomless.
  2. Spirited or aggressive. not-comparable

词形变化

bantams plural

词汇关系

衍生词
bantamize bantamweight Sebright bantam syndrome

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Dutch Bantam (Banten province in Java).
词源 2
Borrowed from Dutch Bantam (Banten province in Java).
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