petty的意思

petty

英 /'petɪ/ 美 /'pɛti/

  • 考研
  • 六级
  • 雅思

基本释义

  • adj 琐碎的;小气的;小规模的

    a petty problem, detail etc is small and unimportant

  • n (Petty)人名;(英、法)佩蒂

例句

  1. petty squabbles

    小口角

  2. petty restrictions

    小限制

  3. 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。

短语

  • petty bourgeoisie n. 小资产阶级(等于petite bourgeoisie)
  • petty cash 零用现金;小额备用金
  • petty bourgeois 小资产阶级分子
  • petty officer 海军士官,海军军士

近义词

反义词

英英释义

petty noun 1. larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) Synonym: petit larceny petty larceny adj 1. contemptibly narrow in outlook e.g. petty little comments disgusted with their small-minded pettiness Synonym: small-minded 2. (informal) small and of little importance e.g. a fiddling sum of money a footling gesture our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war a little (or small) matter a dispute over niggling details limited to petty enterprises piffling efforts giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction Synonym: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

~+名词

  • petty commodities 小商品
  • petty details 不重要的细节
  • petty remark 小气的话

同根词

adj pettifogging 骗人的;琐碎的,无用的;诡辩的
adv pettily 卑鄙地;小气地;琐碎地;小型地
n pettiness 琐碎;卑鄙;小气;微小、pettifogging 诡辩,欺骗
v pettifogging 欺诈;诡辩(pettifog的ing形式)

练字与说明

练字建议

书写 petty 时请用四线三格:注意字母占格、词间距,描红后再临摹。

常见问题

petty 是什么意思?
petty:adj 琐碎的;小气的;小规模的;n (Petty)人名;(英、法)佩蒂
petty 怎么读?
petty 音标 英 /'petɪ/ 美 /'pɛti/,可点击朗读。
怎样练习书写 petty?
书写 petty 时请用四线三格:注意字母占格、词间距,描红后再临摹。点击「生成字帖」导出。