形容詞 puny:

1. inferior in strength or significance
2. (used especially of persons) of inferior size
   同義詞：runty, shrimpy

1. That from the last ding-dong of doom and clang had faded from the last worthless rock hanging tireless in the last red and dying evening, that even then, there will be one more sound, that of his puny and inexhaustible voice still talking.
   說即使最后一次鐘聲已經(jīng)消失，消失的再也沒有潮水沖刷的映在落日余暉里的海上最后一塊無用礁石之旁時，還會有一個聲音，人類微弱的、不斷的說話聲，這也很容易。
2. Puny though he looked, he was as brave as a lion.
   他看上去雖然瘦弱，但人很勇敢。
3. They laughed at my puny efforts at rock-climbing.
   他們?nèi)⌒ξ以谂蕩r活動中的那可憐勁兒。
4. What a puny creature!
   多瘦小啊！

pu.ny

adj.（形容詞）
pu.ni.er,pu.ni.est
Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak:
弱小的，微弱的：
例句：
a puny physique; puny excuses.
瘦弱的體格；微不足道的借口

Chiefly Southern U.S. Sickly; ill.
【多用于美國南部】 病重的；生病的

來源：
Variant of puisne
puisne的變體

【引伸】
pu.nily
adv.（副詞）
pu.niness
n.（名詞）