n. 小人, 侏儒

1. a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)

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2. a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift

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1. tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput

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the Lilliputian population

2. very small

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diminutive in stature
a lilliputian chest of drawers
her petite figure
tiny feet
the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy

3. (informal) small and of little importance

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a fiddling sum of money
a footling gesture
our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
a little (or small) matter
a dispute over niggling details
limited to petty enterprises
piffling efforts
giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction