petty是什么意思_petty怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

(informal) 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"
"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"

contemptibly narrow in outlook;"petty little comments"
"disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"

中英词源

petty 小的，琐碎的

来自古法语petit拼写变体。

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.

词态变化

比较级 pettier;
最高级 pettiest;
名词 pettiness;

权威造句

1. Petty crime is having a deleteri-ous effect on community life.: 轻微罪行正对社区生活产生有害影响。

2. At 17, he had a criminal record for petty theft.: 他17岁就有了小偷小摸的犯罪前科。

3. Donaldson was a petty crook with a string of previous offences.: 唐纳森有一系列小的犯罪前科，但没犯过大事。

4. 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。

5. Kenworthy had run him in on a petty charge.: 肯沃西以一项微不足道的指控为由将他拘捕了。

近反义词

trivial 不重要的

unimportant 不重要的

minor 轻微的

small 小的

base 底部

low 低的

inferior 较低的

puny 微小的

miserable 痛苦的

wretched 可怜的

contemptible 可鄙的

despicable 可鄙的

mean 意思是

paltry 微不足道的

worthless 无价值的

picayune 微小的

inconsequential 不合逻辑的

insignificant 无关紧要的

narrow-minded 气量小的

spiteful 恶意的

grudging 吝惜的

resentful 不满的

malicious 怀恶意的

important 重要的

vindictive 有报仇心的

trifling 微不足道的

lower-ranking 低阶的

junior-grade 低阶的

footling 不熟练的

subaltern 副官

fiddling 无足轻重的

niggling 琐碎的

petty larceny [律]轻盗窃罪...

lowly 地位低的

small-minded 眼光狭小的

petit larceny 轻盗窃罪

little 小的

piddling 无用的

secondary 次要的

Lilliputian 极小的

piffling 琐碎的

相似短语

petty whin phr. 英国拟金雀花

petty imprest 小额预付款

petty misdemeanor 【法】轻罪, 过失

petty sergeant 【法】小服侍

petty morel phr. 一种多年生地下茎木本植物，分布于北美东南部至墨西哥

petty sum 小额

petty trade 小商业

petty criminality 【法】轻罪, 微罪

petty expenses 【经】杂费, 小额费用

petty loss 【法】轻度损失

单词分析

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记忆方法

petit小的,轻微的。
petty小的,琐碎的。

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