petty
英 ['pet?]
美['p?ti]
- adj. 瑣碎的；小氣的；小規(guī)模的
- n. (Petty)人名；(英、法)佩蒂
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詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?pettier;最高級:?pettiest;名詞:?pettiness;
助記提示
petit小的,輕微的。
petty小的,瑣碎的。
petty小的,瑣碎的。
中文詞源
petty 小的，瑣碎的
來自古法語petit拼寫變體。
英英釋意
- 1. inferior in rank or status;
- "the junior faculty"
- "a lowly corporal"
- "petty officialdom"
- "a subordinate functionary"
- 2. (informal terms) small and of little importance;
- "a fiddling sum of money"
- "a footling gesture"
- "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"
- "a little (or small) matter"
- "Mickey Mouse regulations"
- "a dispute over niggling details"
- "limited to petty enterprises"
- "piffling efforts"
- "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
- 3. contemptibly narrow in outlook;
- "petty little comments"
- "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"
英文詞源
- petty (adj.)
- late 14c., "small," from phonemic spelling of Old French petit "small" (see petit). In English, not originally disparaging (as still in petty cash, 1834; petty officer, 1570s). Meaning "of small importance" is recorded from 1520s; that of "small-minded" is from 1580s. Related: Pettily; pettiness. An old name for "Northern Lights" was petty dancers.
同義詞辨析
petty, trivial
這兩個形容詞均含"瑣細(xì)的，不重要的"之意。
petty： 指在同類中是最小最微不足道的人或事物。
trivial： 指無特別價值或重要意義的普通小事。
實用場景例句
- petty squabbles
- 小口角
牛津詞典
- petty crime/theft (= that is not very serious)
- 輕微罪行 / 偷竊
牛津詞典
- a petty criminal/thief
- 輕罪犯；小竊賊
牛津詞典
- a petty bureaucrat/official (= who does not have much power or authority, although they might pretend to)
- 小官僚；小官員
牛津詞典
- How could you be so petty?
- 你怎么那么小氣呢？
牛津詞典
- He was miserable all the time and rows would start over petty things.
- 他總是愁眉苦臉的，常因小事發(fā)怒。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...endless rules and petty regulations...
- 沒完沒了的規(guī)則和繁復(fù)瑣碎的規(guī)定
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail...
- 他小肚雞腸，滿腦子都是雞毛蒜皮的事兒。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- I think that attitude is a bit petty.
- 我覺得那種態(tài)度有點小題大做。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Wilson was not a man who dealt with petty officials.
- 威爾遜不是個與小官小吏打交道的人。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...petty crime, such as handbag-snatching and minor break-ins.
- 搶手提包和入室盜竊等輕罪
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- So we go about our petty tasks, hardly aware of our listless attitude toward life.
- 于是我們干著瑣碎的事情, 幾乎意識不到我們對生活的倦怠態(tài)度.
期刊摘選
- We must investigate and clean up the petty graft which has appeared in some places.
- 必須檢查和糾正各地已經(jīng)發(fā)生的貪污現(xiàn)象.
期刊摘選
- He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean.
- 他還是個氣量狹窄, 無事生非, 平庸刻薄的人.
辭典例句
- People do not discourage this kind of petty work.
- 人們對這種次要的工作不加以阻止.
辭典例句
- The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.
- 對一些瑣碎規(guī)定的取消使生活更自在了.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- He seems to take delight in petty cruelty.
- 他好像喜歡說傷人的話.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The petty clerk was afraid of offending his boss.
- 這個小職員不敢得罪他的老板.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- My life is hedged around with petty regulations.
- 我的生活受到種種清規(guī)戒律的限制.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- A gentleman is open and poised; a petty man is unhappy and worried.
- 君子坦蕩蕩, 小人長戚戚.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- He got the sack for petty thieving.
- 他因小偷小摸而被開除了.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The party split into petty factions.
- 該黨分裂成若干小派系.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- The writer often obfuscates the real issues with petty details.
- 那作家常以細(xì)枝末節(jié)來混淆實質(zhì)問題.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- It was petty of her not to accept the apology.
- 她氣量太小,連道歉也不接受.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- No petty official was going to stop Philip from getting into the enclosure. He would just snap his fingers at them.
- 沒有哪位職位不高的官員敢阻止菲力普進(jìn)入圍欄, 他會對他們不屑一顧.
《簡明英漢詞典》