어원, mini-= small
miniature a. 작은 (miniature model cars)
minimize v. 작게 줄이다 (minimize the malign side effect)
minute a. 작은 (minute difference)
diminutive a. 작은 (a lady diminutive in stature)
late Middle English (as a grammatical term): from Old French diminutif, -ive, from late Latin diminutivus, from Latin deminut- ‘diminished’, from the verb deminuere (see diminish)
diminish 줄이다, 감소시키다
And all of us are diminished when any are hopeless.
우리 중 어느 누구라도 희망을 잃게 되면, 왜소해질 수밖에 없습니다.
late Middle English: blend of archaic minish ‘diminish’ (based on Latin minutia ‘smallness’) and obsolete diminue ‘speak disparagingly’ (based on Latin deminuere ‘lessen’ (in late Latin diminuere ), from minuere ‘make small’).
Similar:
decrease
decline
reduce
lessen
shrink
contract
grow smaller
fall off
drop off
slacken off
minuscule /ˈminəˌskyo͞ol/ a. 작은; 소문자의 (minuscule letters)
early 18th century: from French, from Latin minuscula (littera) ‘somewhat smaller (letter)’.
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