pettiness 详细解释

pettiness

['petinis]

n. 琐碎, 微少, 小气

n.[U]

1. 微小, 琐碎

2. 委琐; 器量小; 卑鄙

Even from you I hadn't expected such pettiness.

即使是你, 我也没有料到如此卑鄙。

词形变化

动词过去式: pettifogged | 动词过去分词: pettifogged | 动词现在分词: pettifogging | 动词第三人称单数: pettifogs |

英英释义

名词 pettiness:

narrowness of mind or ideas or views

the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

同义词:triviality, slightness, puniness

lack of generosity in trifling matters

同义词:littleness, smallness

补充

pettinesspettiness[ˈpetinis]n.1.琐碎,小气,卑鄙

例句

1. In his columns he attacks the pettiness of officialdom.他在自己的专栏中抨击官僚气量狭小。 2. There was a gross disparity between the pettiness of the crime and the severity of the sentence.罪行之轻与量刑之重之间极为不对等。 3. the pettiness of their concerns他们那微不足道的担忧