- Lilliputian (adj.)
[Lilliputian 词源字典]
- "diminutive, tiny," literally "pertaining to Lilliput," the fabulous island whose inhabitants were six inches high, a name coined by Jonathan Swift in "Gulliver's Travels" (1726). Swift left no explanation of the origin of the word.[Lilliputian etymology, Lilliputian origin, 英语词源]