petty
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈpet.i]
- 美式音标 [ˈpet̬.i]
- 国际音标 ['peti]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 琐碎的;小气的;小规模的
- n. (Petty)人名;(英、法)佩蒂
词根记忆
- pet(宠物) + ty→小动物→小的
- pet(宠物) + ty→宠物→小动物→小的
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- pettifogging:骗人的;琐碎的,无用的;诡辩的。
- adv性质的同根词
- pettily:卑鄙地;小气地;琐碎地;小型地。
- n性质的同根词
- pettiness:琐碎;卑鄙;小气;微小。
- pettifogging:诡辩,欺骗。
- v性质的同根词
- pettifogging:欺诈;诡辩(pettifog的ing形式)。
英汉例句
- It was a petty problem and they soon solved it.
这仅是一个小问题,他们很快就解决了。 - It was petty of her not to accept the apology.
她气量太小,连道歉也不接受。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ~+ n.
用作表语: It is/was+~+of sb+to- v
词组短语
- petty commodities 小商品
- petty details 不重要的细节
- petty remark 小气的话
- Tom Petty 汤姆·佩蒂;佩蒂;汤姆
- William Petty 威廉·配第;佩蒂;威廉配第
- Petty Romance 吝啬罗曼史;谈性不说爱;英文片名
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
短语
英英字典
- not important and not worth giving attention to
- You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments that you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things.
- 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.
- pettiness
- Petty is used of people or actions that are less important, serious, or great than others.
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专业释义
- 小额
- 小数额