A letter written or printed in a size smaller than and often in a form differing from its corresponding capital letter.小写字母:用一种比与其相应的大写字母小而且经常形状相异的字体书写的或印刷出来的字母
Etymology语源
[From their storage in the lower of two trays used by compositors] [由于它们常被排字工人放在两个盘的下一盘中而来]