petty

音標['peti]

petty是什么意思、petty怎么讀

petty漢語翻譯

a. 瑣碎的, 小規(guī)模的, 小氣的, 委瑣的
【經(jīng)】小額的, 微小的, 小規(guī)模的

petty詞型變化

名詞:pettiness 副詞:pettily 形容詞比較級:pettier 最高級:pettiest

petty詞意辨析

petty, trivial

這兩個形容詞均含“瑣細的，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: 指無特別價值或重要意義的普通小事。

petty英語解釋

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大犯罪集團。
She grew tired of his petty jealousies.
她越來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.
她多月來一直從零用現(xiàn)金中偷錢。
My life is hedged about with petty regulations.
我的生活受到一些瑣細的條條框框的限制。
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。
The party split into petty factions.
該黨分裂成若干小派系。
She is very petty at times.
她有時很小心眼。

petty詳細解釋

pet.ty

adj.（形容詞）
pet.ti.er,pet.ti.est
Of small importance; trivial:
微不足道的；瑣細的：
例句：
a petty grievance.
微不足道的牢騷

Marked by narrowness of mind, ideas, or views.
見識短淺的；偏狹的：以思想、觀念或觀點狹隘為特征的
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
次級的，低微下的：重要性或等級位于第二的；次級的參見 trivial
Law Variant of petit
【法律】 petit的變體

來源：
Middle English peti
中古英語 peti
from Old French
源自古法語
variant of petit * see petit
petit的變體 *參見 petit

【引伸】
pet.tily
adv.（副詞）
pet.tiness
n.（名詞）