petty
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?pet.i]
- 美式音標 [?pet?.i]
- 國際音標 ['peti]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 瑣碎的；小氣的；小規(guī)模的
- n. (Petty)人名；(英、法)佩蒂
詞根記憶
- pet(寵物) + ty→小動物→小的
- pet(寵物) + ty→寵物→小動物→小的
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- pettifogging：騙人的；瑣碎的，無用的；詭辯的。
- adv性質(zhì)的同根詞
- pettily：卑鄙地；小氣地；瑣碎地；小型地。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- pettiness：瑣碎；卑鄙；小氣；微小。
- pettifogging：詭辯，欺騙。
- v性質(zhì)的同根詞
- pettifogging：欺詐；詭辯（pettifog的ing形式）。
英漢例句
- It was a petty problem and they soon solved it.
這僅是一個小問題，他們很快就解決了。 - It was petty of her not to accept the apology.
她氣量太小，連道歉也不接受。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語: ～+ n.
用作表語: It is/was+～+of sb+to- v
詞組短語
- petty commodities 小商品
- petty details 不重要的細節(jié)
- petty remark 小氣的話
- Tom Petty 湯姆·佩蒂;佩蒂;湯姆
- William Petty 威廉·配第;佩蒂;威廉配第
- Petty Romance 吝嗇羅曼史;談性不說愛;英文片名
用作形容詞 (adj.)
～+名詞
短語
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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