paltry是什么意思_paltry怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

contemptibly small in amount;"a measly tip"
"the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"
"a paltry wage"
"almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"

中英词源

paltry 微不足道的

来自低地德语palter,破布，布条，来自Proto-Germanic*palto,破布，碎布，-y,形容词后缀。引申词义破布般的，无价值的，微不足道的。

paltry (adj.): 1560s, probably an adjectival use of noun paltry "worthless thing" (1550s), associated with dialectal palt, pelt "trash," cognate with Middle Low German and East Frisian palte "rag," Middle Dutch palt "broken or torn fragment." Similar formation in Low German paltrig "rubbishy," East Frisian palterig "ragged, torn."

词态变化

比较级 paltrier;
最高级 paltriest;

权威造句

1. They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats.: 他们在选举中惨败，仅获得微不足道的3个席位。

2. They believe they"re playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources.: 他们明白他们正处于一场零和博弈中，双方必须针锋相对，争夺那少得可怜的资源。

3. The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.: 那些家长对家里鸡毛蒜皮的小事没什么兴趣。

4. How can you deliberately get up such paltry falsehoods?: 你怎么能故意编造出这么卑鄙的谎话?

5. I"m getting angry; and if you don"t command that paltry spirit of yours.: 我要生气了, 如果你不能振作你那点元气.

近反义词

trifling 微不足道的

worthless 无价值的

miserable 痛苦的

petty 小的

cheap 便宜的

trivial 不重要的

poor 可怜的

unimportant 不重要的

measly （俚）微不足道的...

mere 仅仅的

insignificant 无关紧要的

despicable 可鄙的

wretched 可怜的

mean 意思是

contemptible 可鄙的

low 低的

base 底部

negligible 可以忽略的

相似短语

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单词分析

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记忆方法

paltry 发音“破碎”:无价值

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