Smallish Meaning in English
word
ˈsmɔɫɪʃ
SMAWL-ish
smˈɔːlɪʃ
sm-AWL-ish
释义
Describes something that is fairly small, but not extremely small; a little smaller than average.
用法与细微差别
Informal, often used when you want to soften or approximate the idea of 'small.' Used before nouns. More casual than 'small.' Common in everyday conversation.
Spanish: pequeñito - algo pequeñoPortuguese (BR): pequenininho - um pouco pequenoPortuguese (PT): pequenito - um pouco pequenoChinese (Simplified): 有点小 - 稍小Chinese (Traditional): 有點小 - 略小Hindi: कुछ छोटाArabic: صغير نوعًا ماBengali: ছোটখাটো - কিছুটা ছোটRussian: небольшойJapanese: やや小さいVietnamese: hơi nhỏ - nhỏ vừa phảiKorean: 조금 작은 - 자그마한Turkish: küçükçe - biraz küçükUrdu: تھوڑا سا چھوٹا - نسبتاً چھوٹاIndonesian: agak kecil - lumayan kecil
例句
The dog is smallish, not tiny.
basic
She lives in a smallish apartment downtown.
basic
I bought a smallish notebook for school.
basic
It’s a smallish town, so everyone knows each other.
natural
Could you hand me that smallish box on the shelf?
natural
The shoes were a smallish fit, but I bought them anyway.
natural