Stubby describes something that is short and thick at the same time — not just short, but short in a way that looks a bit too wide for its length. It is the word for a baby's stubby fingers, a stubby pencil worn down to almost nothing, a stubby little bottle of beer, a dog with stubby legs.

Stubby describes something that is short and thick at the same timestubby形容一個東西同時又短又粗 not just short, but short in a way that looks a bit too wide for its length不只是短，而是短得看起來比它的長度還要寬一點 It is the word for這個字也用來形容 a baby's stubby fingers嬰兒短短胖胖的手指 a stubby pencil worn down to almost nothing一支快用到只剩短短一截的鉛筆 a stubby little bottle of beer一支矮胖的小啤酒瓶 a dog with stubby legs一隻腿短短的狗

There is nearly always a feeling attached to it, and the feeling depends on what you are describing. For babies, puppies and small objects it sounds affectionate, even cute. For an adult's body — 'his stubby fingers', 'stubby legs' — it is not a compliment, so be careful using it about people.

There is nearly always a feeling attached to it這個字幾乎總是帶著一種感覺 and the feeling depends on what you are describing而這種感覺要看你在形容什麼 For babies, puppies and small objects用在嬰兒、小狗和小東西上 it sounds affectionate, even cute聽起來很疼愛，甚至可愛 For an adult's body用在成年人的身體上 'his stubby fingers', 'stubby legs'像「his stubby fingers他短粗的手指」、「stubby legs短粗的腿」 it is not a compliment就不是稱讚 so be careful using it about people所以用來形容人的時候要小心

The word comes from stub, meaning the short bit left over when most of something has been used or broken off, and you can still hear that in it: a stubby thing often looks like what is left after something longer was cut short.

The word comes from stub這個字源自stub meaning the short bit left over when most of something has been used or broken off意思是東西大部分被用掉或斷掉之後剩下的那一小截 and you can still hear that in it這個感覺你在stubby裡還聽得出來 a stubby thing often looks like what is left after something longer was cut short一個stubby的東西，看起來常常就像原本更長的東西被截短之後剩下的樣子

In Australia, 'a stubby' is also the ordinary name for a short fat bottle of beer, and there the noun is completely friendly.

In Australia在澳洲 'a stubby' is also the ordinary name for a short fat bottle of beer「a stubby」也是矮胖啤酒瓶的普通說法 and there the noun is completely friendly而在那裡這個名詞完全是友善、沒有負面意味的