petty

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments that you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things. 不重要的[表不滿]
He was miserable all the time and fights would start over petty things. 他一直都很悶悶不樂，常為一些雞毛蒜皮的事吵架。
...endless rules and petty regulations. …沒完沒了的規(guī)則和無足輕重的規(guī)定。
2. ADJ If you describe someone's behaviour as petty, you mean that they care too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps that they are unnecessarily unkind. 過分在乎瑣事的[表不滿]
He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail. 他謹(jǐn)小慎微，過于在意細(xì)節(jié)。
3. pettinessN-UNCOUNT 狹隘
Never had she met such spite and pettiness. 她以前從來沒有碰到過這樣的惡意和狹隘。
4. ADJ Petty is used of people or actions that are less important, serious, or great than others. (人或行動) 次要的[ADJ n]
...petty crime, such as purse-snatching and minor break-ins. …諸如搶錢包、不嚴(yán)重的入室盜竊之類的輕罪。