Lilliputian的词源

英文词源

Lilliputian (adj.)

"diminutive, tiny," literally "pertaining to Lilliput," the fabulous island whose inhabitants were six inches high, a name coined by Jonathan Swift in "Gulliver's Travels" (1726). Swift left no explanation of the origin of the word.

中文词源

Lilliputian：极小的，微小的

源自乔纳森.斯威夫特的小说《格列佛游记》中的小人国Lilliput，那里的居民仅有15厘米高。

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