petty

['peti]

adj.小的, 琐碎的, 次要的, 狭隘的

a.

1. 小的, 琐碎的; 不重要的

petty cash

小额现金

Don't bother me with such petty things.

不要用这种小事情烦我。

2. 小规模的, 小型的[Z]

He was arrested for petty theft.

他因小偷小摸被捕。

3. 气量小的, 心胸狭窄的

A gossip has a petty mind.

长舌妇往往心胸狭窄。

4. 下级的, 职位低的[Z]

petty officer

(海军)士官; 下士

Authority was distributed among hundreds of petty leaders.

职权由数百名小头头分掌。

词形变化

副词: pettily | 形容词比较级: pettier | 形容词最高级: pettiest | 名词: pettiness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.琐碎的; 不重要的

unimportant  small  trivial  puny  minor  inferior

a.卑贱的; 平凡的

mean  base  low  miserable  wretched  despicable  contemptible  

同义参见:

worthless  mean  paltry  

反义:

a.小的; 琐碎的; 下级的

great  important  significant  superior  

反义参见:

grand  grave  

英英释义

名词 petty:

larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

同义词：petit larceny, petty larceny

形容词 petty:

inferior in rank or status

同义词：junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, secondary, subaltern, subordinate

(informal) small and of little importance

同义词：fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, picayune, trivial

contemptibly narrow in outlook

同义词：small-minded

补充

pettypetty英:[ˈpeti] 美:[ˈpɛti]adj.1.不重要的It was a petty problem and they soon solved it.这仅是一个小问题, 他们很快就解决了。2.卑鄙的; 小气的It was petty of her not to accept the apology.她气量太小, 连道歉也不接受。

例句

1. Don't be so petty.别那么小气。 2. He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail.他心胸狭窄, 满脑子都是鸡毛蒜皮的事。 3. But these were petty details.可这些都是细枝末节。 4. They would row all the time about petty things.他们会一天到晚为一些琐事争吵不休。 5. Wilson was not a man who dealt with petty officials.威尔逊不是个同小官员打交道的人。 6. petty crime, such as handbag-snatching and minor break-ins抢包和入室行窃等轻罪 7. the petty divisions of party politics.政党政治中的小分歧。 8. she thought readers were being petty in writing to complain about blocked paths.他总爱对朋友和家人进行卑劣报复。 9. a petty official.小官吏。 10. petty theft.小偷小摸。 11. He didn't want to get involved with the petty details.他不想牵扯到琐碎的细节。 12. petty crime/theft (= that is not very serious)轻微罪行；小偷小摸 13. petty jealousy/revenge心胸狭窄的妒忌╱报复 14. Let's not waste time arguing over petty [=trivial] details.我们不要浪费时间讨论这些微不足道的细节问题。 15. petty [=minor] crimes轻微罪行 16. a petty official [=an official who is not important and has little power]低级官员 17. a petty argument about grammar语法上的小争论 18. petty jealousy为一点小事争风吃醋 19. petty criminals/thieves/crooks轻罪罪犯；小窃贼；骗子 20. "a small-minded, petty person"小心眼的人 21. My behavior was petty and stupid. I apologize.我的做法又小气又愚蠢，我为此道歉。 22. the pettiness of their concerns他们那微不足道的担忧