| 词汇 | petty |
| 释义 | petty adjective disapprovinguk /ˈpet.i/ us /ˈpet̬.i/ C2[ before noun ] not important and not worth giving attention to: 琐碎的；无足轻重的 Prisoners complain that they are subjected to too many petty rules and restrictions.犯人们抱怨他们受到太多条条框框的管制。 [ after noun ] complaining too much about things that are not important: 过于注重琐事的;小心眼的，心胸狭窄的 Don't be so petty!别这么小心眼！ Of little or less importance be in/under someone's shadowidiom be neither here nor thereidiom big deal biggie derisory marginal meaningless meaninglessly meaninglessness mere picayune picture piddling piddly piffling unrevolutionary unserious unseriousness venial vestigial You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Complaining Narrow-minded Related wordpettiness petty | American Dictionarypetty adjective us/ˈpet̬·i/ pettyadjective (SMALL)small or of little importance: a petty thief I don’t have time for petty matters like that. pettyadjective (SELFISH)selfish and mean, esp. because of having too much interest in small and unimportant matters: Retaliating against the people who have criticized us will make us look petty. pettinessnoun[ U ]us/ˈpet̬·i·nəs/ |
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