dwarfism

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdwɔːfɪzəm/    美 /ˈdwɔɹfɪzəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature). countable,uncountable
    — Studies of disproportionate dwarfisms in animals have revealed the importance of core proteins an sulfation in the development of cartilage.
  2. The quality of being puny or inferior. countable,uncountable
    — Childish, childish to the core: that's why they're so good at nursing, they're arrested in a state of permanent intellectual dwarfism themselves!

词形变化

dwarfisms plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Amsterdam dwarfism island dwarfism Lenz-Majewski hyperostotic dwarfism Russell-Silver dwarfism semidwarfism Silver-Russell dwarfism

词源

Etymology tree
English dwarf
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English dwarfism
From dwarf + -ism.
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