petty
petty 英 [ˈpeti] 美 [ˈpɛti]
adj. 琐碎的；小气的；小规模的
名词复数:pettys 比较级:pettier 最高级:pettiest
- Petty used to mean just "petite" or "small," but now it's used for things that are trivial and shouldn’t matter much. If you host world leaders and spend more time picking napkins than memorizing names, you're focused on petty things.
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- adj. 琐碎的；小气的；小规模的
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1. petty squabbles
小口角
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2. petty crime , petty theft (= that is not very serious)
轻微罪行╱偷窃
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3. a petty criminal, a petty thief
轻罪犯；小窃贼
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4. a petty bureaucrat , a petty official
小官僚；小官员
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5. How could you be so petty?
你怎么那么小气呢？
- 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.
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