petty

美音音标: ['peti] petty
英音音标: ['peti] result.0.expl|add:"

同义
petit larceny petty petty larceny
词性
n
解释
larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
示例
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同义
junior-grade lower-ranking lowly subaltern secondary petty
词性
s
解释
inferior in rank or status
示例
the junior faculty|a lowly corporal|petty officialdom|a subordinate functionary

同义
lilliputian little fiddling footling trivial piffling niggling petty picayune piddling
词性
s
解释
(informal) small and of little importance
示例
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

同义
small-minded petty
词性
s
解释
contemptibly narrow in outlook
示例
petty little comments|disgusted with their small-minded pettiness