small beer 详细解释

small beer

adj. 徽不足道的, 无价值的
n. 淡啤酒, 劣质啤酒, 琐事

微不足道的

He thinks he's wonderful, but he's really rather small beer.

他自以为了不起, 其实算不了什么。

英英释义

名词 small beer:

something of small importance

同义词:triviality, trivia, trifle

补充

small beersmall beer1.〈口〉重要性〔价值〕不大的人〔事物〕He thinks he's a mainstay of the company, but he's really rather small beer.他自以为是公司的台柱, 但事实上他是个微不足道的人。The actual demands set out in the document are small beer indeed.文件中陈述的实际要求确实是无关紧要的。

例句

1. It's small beer.小事一桩。 2. He's small beer.他是一个小人物。 3. even with £10,000 to invest, you are still small beer for most stockbrokers.即使你有一万英镑可投资,大部分股票经纪人仍把你看作是无足轻重的。