petty
petty漢語(yǔ)翻譯
【經(jīng)】 小額的, 微小的, 小規(guī)模的
petty詞意辨析
petty, trivial
這兩個(gè)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(wú)特別價(jià)值或重要意義的普通小事。
petty英語(yǔ)解釋
名詞 petty:
- larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)同義詞:petit larceny, petty larceny
形容詞 petty:
- inferior in rank or status同義詞:junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, secondary, subaltern, subordinate
- (informal) small and of little importance同義詞:fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, picayune, trivial
- contemptibly narrow in outlook同義詞:small-minded
petty例句
- The paymasters of these petty crooks are the big crime syndicates.操縱這幫小流氓的就是那個(gè)大犯罪集團(tuán)。
- She grew tired of his petty jealousies.她越來(lái)越討厭他那種心胸狹窄的忌妒行為。
- I hate being fettered by petty rules and regulations.我討厭受清規(guī)戒律的束縛。
- She had been pilfering from the petty cash for months.她多月來(lái)一直從零用現(xiàn)金中偷錢(qián)。
- My life is hedged about with petty regulations.我的生活受到一些瑣細(xì)的條條框框的限制。
- In his short life he had run the entire gamut of crime, from petty theft to murder.他在短短的一生中,從小偷小摸到殺人,什麼罪都犯過(guò)。
- The party split into petty factions.該黨分裂成若干小派系。
- She is very petty at times.她有時(shí)很小心眼。
petty詳細(xì)解釋
pet.ty
adj.(形容詞)pet.ti.er,pet.ti.est Of small importance; trivial:微不足道的;瑣細(xì)的:例句:a petty grievance.微不足道的牢騷
Marked by narrowness of mind, ideas, or views.見(jiàn)識(shí)短淺的;偏狹的:以思想、觀念或觀點(diǎn)狹隘為特征的Marked by meanness or lack of generosity, especially in trifling matters.卑劣的:以自私或缺少寬容為特征的,尤其指在小事上Secondary in importance or rank; subordinate.See Synonyms at trivial 次級(jí)的,低微下的:重要性或等級(jí)位于第二的;次級(jí)的參見(jiàn) trivialLaw Variant of petit 【法律】 petit的變體
來(lái)源:Middle English peti 中古英語(yǔ) peti from Old French 源自 古法語(yǔ) variant of petit * see petit petit的變體 *參見(jiàn) petit
【引伸】
pet.tily
adv.(副詞)pet.tiness
n.(名詞)