Smaller
“Smaller” 是 “small” 的比较级,用于比较尺寸、数量、规模或重要性,常与 than 连用。也可引申为“更年幼的”“更不起眼的”。
- “Our apartment is smaller than theirs.” (我们的公寓比他们的小。)
- “Smaller teams can move faster.” (小团队行动可以更快。)
- “She chose the smaller portion to save room for dessert.” (她选了小份,好留肚子吃甜点。)
“Small” 源自古英语 “smæl”(狭窄的、小的),比较级加 “-er” 构成 “smaller”。
“-er” 为形容词比较级后缀。
商业策略里 “smaller is beautiful” 呼应精简、敏捷理念;环保话题常用 “smaller carbon footprint”(更小的碳足迹)。
- 固定搭配: “smaller scale” (更小规模), “smaller print” (小号字体), “smaller than expected” (比预期小)
- 原级: small;最高级: smallest
small + er = smaller:两者比大小,更 small 的就是 smaller。
“They moved to a smaller town and a smaller house. Life felt smaller in stress but larger in peace.” (他们搬到更小的城镇、更小的房子。压力变小了,宁静变大了。)