petit

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɛti/|/pəˈtiː/    美 /ˈpɛtət/|/pəˈti/|/pəˈtit/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A little schoolboy. obsolete,plural-normally
  2. Synonym of brevier. dated,uncountable
  3. A kind of pigeon. obsolete,rare
形容词 adj.
  1. Petite: small, little. uncommon
    — And by what small, petit Hints does the Mind catch hold of, and recover a vanishing Notion?
  2. Petty, in its various senses:; Few in number. obsolete
  3. Petty, in its various senses:; Unimportant; cheap; easily replaced. uncommon
  4. Petty, in its various senses:; Small, minor.
  5. Petty, in its various senses:; Secondary; lower in rank. archaic

词形变化

more petit comparative most petit superlative petits plural

词汇关系

衍生词
petit bag petit bourgeois petit bribing petit-bribing petit canon petit cape petit captain petit chapman petit constable petit custom petit final petit god petit juror petit jury petit larceny petit maître petit morel petit officer petit pâté petit sergeant petit sergeanty petit serjeanty petit session petit souper petit treason
相关词
petite petty petit gâteau puisne puny

词源

词源 1
From Middle English petit, from Old French petit, from Late Latin *pitittus, diminutive of Latin *pit-, possibly from Proto-Celtic *pett- (“part, bit, piece”) (see Latin pettia), or of imitative origin.
Compare also Latin pitinnus (“small”), pitulus, Italian pezza. Doublet of petty.
词源 2
From French petit (“brevier”) directly or via German Petit (“brevier”).
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