petty
英 ['petɪ]
美['pɛti]
- adj. 琐碎的；小气的；小规模的
- n. (Petty)人名；(英、法)佩蒂
词态变化
比较级: pettier;最高级: pettiest;名词: pettiness;
助记提示
petit小的,轻微的。
petty小的,琐碎的。
petty小的,琐碎的。
中文词源
petty 小的，琐碎的
来自古法语petit拼写变体。
英英释意
- 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"
英文词源
- 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.
同义词辨析
petty, trivial
这两个形容词均含"琐细的，不重要的"之意。
petty： 指在同类中是最小最微不足道的人或事物。
trivial： 指无特别价值或重要意义的普通小事。
实用场景例句
- petty squabbles
- 小口角
牛津词典
- petty crime/theft (= that is not very serious)
- 轻微罪行 / 偷窃
牛津词典
- a petty criminal/thief
- 轻罪犯；小窃贼
牛津词典
- a petty bureaucrat/official (= who does not have much power or authority, although they might pretend to)
- 小官僚；小官员
牛津词典
- How could you be so petty?
- 你怎么那么小气呢？
牛津词典
- He was miserable all the time and rows would start over petty things.
- 他总是愁眉苦脸的，常因小事发怒。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...endless rules and petty regulations...
- 没完没了的规则和繁复琐碎的规定
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail...
- 他小肚鸡肠，满脑子都是鸡毛蒜皮的事儿。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I think that attitude is a bit petty.
- 我觉得那种态度有点小题大做。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Wilson was not a man who dealt with petty officials.
- 威尔逊不是个与小官小吏打交道的人。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...petty crime, such as handbag-snatching and minor break-ins.
- 抢手提包和入室盗窃等轻罪
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- So we go about our petty tasks, hardly aware of our listless attitude toward life.
- 于是我们干著琐碎的事情, 几乎意识不到我们对生活的倦怠态度.
期刊摘选
- We must investigate and clean up the petty graft which has appeared in some places.
- 必须检查和纠正各地已经发生的贪污现象.
期刊摘选
- He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean.
- 他还是个气量狭窄, 无事生非, 平庸刻薄的人.
辞典例句
- People do not discourage this kind of petty work.
- 人们对这种次要的工作不加以阻止.
辞典例句
- The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.
- 对一些琐碎规定的取消使生活更自在了.
《简明英汉词典》
- He seems to take delight in petty cruelty.
- 他好像喜欢说伤人的话.
《简明英汉词典》
- The petty clerk was afraid of offending his boss.
- 这个小职员不敢得罪他的老板.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- My life is hedged around with petty regulations.
- 我的生活受到种种清规戒律的限制.
《简明英汉词典》
- A gentleman is open and poised; a petty man is unhappy and worried.
- 君子坦荡荡, 小人长戚戚.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He got the sack for petty thieving.
- 他因小偷小摸而被开除了.
《简明英汉词典》
- The party split into petty factions.
- 该党分裂成若干小派系.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The writer often obfuscates the real issues with petty details.
- 那作家常以细枝末节来混淆实质问题.
《简明英汉词典》
- It was petty of her not to accept the apology.
- 她气量太小,连道歉也不接受.
《简明英汉词典》
- No petty official was going to stop Philip from getting into the enclosure. He would just snap his fingers at them.
- 没有哪位职位不高的官员敢阻止菲力普进入围栏, 他会对他们不屑一顾.
《简明英汉词典》