(of a woman) having a small and attractively dainty build (女性)个子小的,娇小的 she was petite and vivacious. 她娇小活泼。 ■(of a size of women's clothing) smaller than standard (女装尺寸)小号的 it is available in petite sizes. 小尺码的有货。 ■used as an affectionate form of address to a woman [对女性的爱称]小宝贝,小甜心 what is wrong, petite?. 怎么了,小宝贝?。
语源
late 18th cent.: French, feminine of petit 'small'