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Itsy-bitsy means very, very small — but you say it in a playful, almost baby way, not as a serious size word. Adults use it when they want to sound cute or funny: an itsy-bitsy spider, an itsy-bitsy mistake, an itsy-bitsy bit of cake. You would not put it in a science report. It often sits with other singsong little words (teeny, weenie). A famous old pop song about an “itsy-bitsy teenie weenie yellow bikini” is why a lot of people hear it and smile. You will also meet itty-bitty, which is the same joke in a slightly different shape.
丁點大、小小的(兒語、開玩笑)
組成From itty (baby-talk for little) and/or bitsy. The two halves rhyme and repeat the same joke: small, small, small.
同家族的字
- littleitty is baby-talk for little
- itty-bittythe same two baby-talk pieces, same playful meaning
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
itsy-bitsyadj/ˈɪtsi ˈbɪtsi/
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Very small; minuscule.
- The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.
- She wore an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot bikini.
itsy-bitsynoun/ˈɪtsi ˈbɪtsi/
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A very small thing; something tiny or insignificant.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。