這集 MJ English 要用最輕鬆的方式帶你深入了解「small」這個英文概念，教你10種更地道、情緒更豐富的替代說法！

不只是單字教學，更是學會如何用英文表達「可愛的」「優雅的」「嘲諷的」「極小的」不同語氣！

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J: Have you ever tried to talk about something small in English and just felt one word wasn't quite right? Like you see this adorable tiny puppy, or maybe you're describing a room that's, well, not very big. English has so many words for "small." And each one has a kind of special feeling, doesn't it? Welcome to MJ English.

Today, we're going on a fun little adventure, exploring all these surprising ways English speakers talk about small things. We want to figure out how to use them correctly.

M: Yes, exactly. It's definitely more than just "small" or "little." Understanding these different words really helps you speak more naturally. And, well, express exactly what you mean. We'll look at the common ones, sure, but also some that native speakers use all the time, especially in American English.

J: Okay, great.What's the real difference between small and little? Because sometimes they feel similar, but I get the sense there's more to it.

M: That's a really good question. They both mean "not big," right? But how we use them is quite different. Small is mostly objective, factual. If I say, "This shirt is too small for me," it just means the size isn't right. Period. No real emotion there.

J: Okay. Just a fact about the size. So little, is it just the same?

M: No, not really. This is where it gets interesting. Little often brings in emotion. It can mean "small and cute" like, "Oh, look at that!" or sometimes even "small and maybe a bit sad or vulnerable." But here's a really important rule: Little always needs a noun right after it. Always.

J: Always with a noun. Okay.

M: So you can say, "Look at the little shirt," maybe for a baby, right? It sounds cute, endearing. But you cannot say, "This shirt is too little." That just sounds wrong to a native speaker.

J: Okay, that's a super useful tip. Never "too little." Got it. So if "little" can add that cute feeling, what about "tiny"? Does that have a feeling too, or is it just about size?

M: Tiny really amps up the smallness. It means "very, very small." Even smaller than "small." It just emphasizes how incredibly small something is. So, you know, "She has a tiny bag," it means it's really, really small, like surprisingly small.

J: Makes sense. Just pure emphasis on the size. Now, thinking about specific uses… what about "short"? How does that fit in? It feels different from just general size.

J: 你有沒有試過想用英文談論一些很小的東西，卻覺得好像沒有一個詞是完全貼切的？比方說，你看到一隻可愛的、小小的幼犬，或者你在形容一個，嗯，不怎麼大的房間。英文裡有好多詞可以形容「小」。而且每個詞都帶有一種特別的感覺，對吧？歡迎來到MJ English。

今天，我們要進行一場有趣的小冒險，探索英文母語者談論「小」事物時，所有這些令人驚訝的方式。我們想弄清楚如何正確地使用它們。

M: 是的，完全正確。這絕對不只是「small」或「little」這麼簡單。理解這些不同的詞彙，真的能幫助你說得更自然，並且，準確地表達你的意思。我們當然會看一些常見的詞，但也會看一些母語者，特別是美式英文中，一直都在用的詞。

J: small和little之間真正的區別是什麼？因為有時候它們感覺很像，但我感覺這其中還有更多學問。

M: 這真是個好問題。它們的意思都是「不大」，對吧？但我們使用它們的方式卻相當不同。Small大多是客觀的、陳述事實的。如果我說「這件襯衫對我來說太小了(This shirt is too small for me)」，這就只是說尺寸不對，句點。沒有什麼真正的情感在裡面。

J: 好的，只是關於尺寸的一個事實。那little呢？它也是一樣的意思嗎？

M: 不，不完全是。這就是有趣的地方了。Little常常帶有情感。它可以意味著「小而可愛」，像是「噢，看看那個！」，有時候甚至意味著「小而有點可憐或脆弱」。但這裡有一個非常重要的規則：little後面一定需要緊跟著一個名詞，一定。

J: 總是跟著名詞。好的。

M: 所以你可以說「看看那件小襯衫(Look at the little shirt)」，可能是給嬰兒穿的，對吧？聽起來很可愛、討人喜歡。但你不能說「這件襯衫太小了(This shirt is too little)」。這對母語者來說聽起來就是錯的。

J: 好的，這真是個超有用的提示。「too little」是錯的，記住了。如果little可以增添那種可愛的感覺，那tiny呢？它也帶有感情，還是只關乎尺寸？

M: Tiny真的強化了「小」的程度。它的意思是「非常、非常小」，甚至比small還小。它只是在強調某樣東西有多麼不可思議地小。所以，比方說，「她有一個很小的包包(She has a tiny bag)」，意思就是它真的非常非常小，小到令人驚訝。

J: 有道理。純粹在尺寸上加以強調。現在來想想一些特定的用法。Short怎麼樣？它如何融入其中？它感覺跟一般的大小不太一樣。

M: 對，好問題。Short不是關於整體大小，它專指高度，有時也指長度。所以你會說，「我哥哥很矮(My brother is short)」，意思是他不高，這是指他的身高。你通常不會用short來形容，比方說，一張小桌子，你會說它是一張「small table」。

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