(informal)petty; worthless (非正式)不值钱的,没有价值的;无足轻重的,微不足道的,无意义的;琐碎的 the picayune squab-bling of party politicians. 党派政客毫无意义的争论。
noun
a small coin of little value, especially a 5-cent piece 一种价值低微的小硬币(尤指一种5分硬币) ■(informal)an insignificant person or thing (非正式)无足轻重的人;微不足道的事物
语源
early 19th cent.: from French picaillon, denoting a Piedmontese copper coin, also used to mean 'cash', from Provençal picaioun, of unknown ultimate origin