每日一词学英语(134): diminutive

去年英格兰和威尔士起名叫Jack的男婴最多，其次是Oliver，Thomas第三。女婴最受欢迎的三个名字依次是：Olivia，Ruby，Emily。

Jack是John的昵称，父母觉得Jack听上去可靠，所以这个名字有持久的吸引力，能连续13年夺冠。Experts say that the enduring appeal of the name Jack, originally a diminutive of John, is because it sounds trustworthy. (From Times Online, September 9, 2009: Jack and Olivia most popular baby names)

diminutive: a short informal form of a word, especially a name.
*‘Nick’ is a common diminutive of ‘Nicholas’.

旁白：本博最新全球排名566.1302万(September 9, 2009)。