petty
petty
(pettier, pettiest)
pettily
adverb
pettiness
noun
语源
(pettier, pettiest)
- of little importance; trivial
不重要的；琐碎的；小的
the petty divisions of party politics.
政党政治中的小分歧。
■(of behaviour) characterized by an undue concern for trivial matters, especially in a small-minded or spiteful way
（行为）小气的；卑劣的
she thought readers were being petty in writing to complain about blocked paths.
他总爱对朋友和家人进行卑劣报复。 - [attrib.]of secondary or lesser importance, rank, or scale; minor
次要的；职位低的，下级的；细微的
a petty official.
小官吏。
■(Law)(of a crime) of lesser importance
(律)（罪行）轻微的，次要的。 比较 grand
petty theft.
小偷小摸。
pettily
adverb
pettiness
noun
语源
- late Middle English (in the sense 'small in size'): from a phonetic spelling of the pronunciation of French petit 'small'. Compare with petit
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