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pettiness是什么意思？

pettiness

英['petɪnəs] 美['petɪnəs]

n. 琐碎，小气，卑鄙；

形容词：petty;

例句

The pettiness of their criticisms enraged him. 他们鸡毛蒜皮地挑剔,他十分气愤.
Pettiness was incompatible not only with their personalities, but with their presences. 谨小慎微不但同他们的个性, 而且跟他们的仪表都是不相容的.
Never had she met such spite and pettiness. 她从未遭遇过如此恶毒和狭隘的事情。

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ADJ-GRADED

微不足道的；不重要的

You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments which you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things.
例句
He was miserable all the time and rows would start over petty things. 他总是愁眉苦脸的，常因小事发怒。 ...endless rules and petty regulations... 没完没了的规则和繁复琐碎的规定
ADJ-GRADED

小题大做的；过于关注琐事的

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.
例句
He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail... 他小肚鸡肠，满脑子都是鸡毛蒜皮的事儿。 I think that attitude is a bit petty. 我觉得那种态度有点小题大做。
ADJ

下级的；次要的；小规模的

Petty is used of people or actions that are less important, serious, or great than others.
例句
Wilson was not a man who dealt with petty officials. 威尔逊不是个与小官小吏打交道的人。 ...petty crime, such as handbag-snatching and minor break-ins. 抢手提包和入室盗窃等轻罪

英英词典释义

Noun
1. narrowness of mind or ideas or views
2. the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
3. lack of generosity in trifling matters

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