petite
petite — 形容詞
1. describing a female person who is short and slim, with a neat build
嬌小的
身形小而勻稱
describing a female person who is short and slim, with a neat build
At five feet tall, Nina looked petite beside her basketball teammates.
Nina 身高五呎，站在籃球隊友旁邊顯得很嬌小。
linking verb: look petite
The actress was petite, but her voice filled the whole hall.
那位女演員身材嬌小，但聲音響遍整個大廳。
In the class photo, Mei looked petite between two taller girls.
在班級合照裡，Mei 站在兩個較高的女孩中間，看起來很嬌小。
The bride was petite, so the tailor shortened the sleeves twice.
新娘身材嬌小，所以裁縫把袖子改短了兩次。
On the poster, the singer looks petite next to her six dancers.
海報上的歌手站在六名舞者旁邊，看起來很嬌小。
- tall
describes greater height rather than a short build
- large-framed
describes a broader body structure instead of a small one
文法句型
petite woman
petite frame
用法筆記
Usually sounds positive and is most often used about women and girls. For men, speakers normally choose words such as 'small', 'short', or 'slim' instead.
常見錯誤
2. made in a size range planned for women with shorter, smaller bodies
小個版
供嬌小女性穿的尺碼
made in a size range planned for women with shorter, smaller bodies
This brand makes petite coats for women under five foot three.
這個牌子有做適合身高不到五呎三吋女性穿的小個版外套。
petite + clothing noun
Lina found the same black trousers in the petite section downstairs.
Lina 在樓下的小個版專區找到同款黑色長褲。
shopping collocation: petite section
The website lets shoppers filter dresses by regular, tall, or petite sizes.
這個網站讓顧客把洋裝篩選成一般、高個版或小個版尺寸。
Because Aya is short, she usually orders petite jeans online.
因為 Aya 個子不高，她通常上網訂小個版牛仔褲。
The clerk said the blue suit also came in a petite size.
店員說那套藍色西裝也有小個版尺寸。
- small-size
sometimes overlaps, but it only suggests smaller measurements and not shorter body proportions
- short-fit
retail wording that stresses shorter proportions, though it is less standard than 'petite'
文法句型
petite jeans
petite size
petite section
用法筆記
Common on clothing labels, shopping filters, and store sections. It refers to body proportions for shorter women, not simply to having a smaller waist or chest measurement.
常見錯誤
petite — 名詞
1. a women's clothing size category made for shorter, smaller frames
小個尺碼
嬌小女性服裝的尺寸類別
a women's clothing size category made for shorter, smaller frames
The shop keeps petites on the back wall near the fitting rooms.
這家店把小個尺碼放在試衣間附近後面的牆邊。
plural noun in shops: petites
My sister wears a petite, so regular skirts sit too low.
我姊姊穿小個尺碼，所以一般裙子穿起來都太低。
a petite = a size category
Ask the clerk whether this dress comes in petites before you pay.
結帳前先問店員這件洋裝有沒有小個尺碼。
The label says petite, but the sleeves are still too long.
標籤上寫著小個尺碼，但袖子還是太長。
Mina checked the rack of petites first and found a navy suit.
Mina 先看小個尺碼那一排，很快就找到一套深藍色套裝。
- regular size
the standard clothing range rather than the shorter-body range
- tall size
a range made for longer body proportions
文法句型
wear a petite
shop in petites
用法筆記
As a noun, this word often appears in store talk or on labels, especially in the plural form 'petites'. Distinguish it from adjective sense 2, where it directly modifies a clothing noun, as in 'petite jeans'.