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petty + noun
petty 修饰名词时，表示某事物不重要或规模小。
He was fined for a petty offense.
他因轻微违法行为被罚款。
琐碎的；不重要的；微不足道的
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琐碎的；不重要的；微不足道的
small and of little importance; trivial
He was fined for a petty offense.
他因轻微违法行为被罚款。
非正式用法，多指事情、问题等轻微
小的或尺寸小的。
Little or small in size.
次要的；地位或重要性较低的。
Secondary in importance or rank; minor, subordinate.
地位或等级较低的
inferior in rank or status
(非正式)小且不重要的
(informal) small and of little importance
Don't worry about petty details.
别担心那些琐碎的细节。
AI contextual example
He got upset over a petty argument.
他为一场小争吵而烦恼。
AI contextual example
She was tired of his petty complaints.
她厌倦了他那些琐碎的抱怨。
AI contextual example
petty officialdom
小官僚阶层。
WordNet
petty 修饰名词时，表示某事物不重要或规模小。
He was fined for a petty offense.
他因轻微违法行为被罚款。
表示对小事过于计较或吝啬。
Don't be so petty about small expenses.
别对小开支这么斤斤计较。
用于批评某人因小气或心胸狭窄而做某事。
It was petty of him to exclude her from the meeting.
他把她排除在会议之外，显得很狭隘。
Not this
He is a petty.
Use this
He is a petty person.
中文中‘小气’可直接作名词用，但英语中 petty 是形容词，需后接名词才能指代人。
Not this
She has a petty nose.
Use this
She has a small nose.
petty 表示‘琐碎的’或‘小气的’，不能描述物理尺寸。描述大小应用 small。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
轻微犯罪
He was arrested for petty crime.
他因轻微犯罪被捕。
小额现金
She used petty cash to buy office supplies.
她用小额现金购买办公用品。
海军军士
He was promoted to petty officer.
他被晋升为海军军士。
小偷
The store caught a petty thief.
商店抓住了一个小偷。
琐碎的争吵
They had a petty squabble over nothing.
他们为了一点小事争吵。
琐碎的细节
Don't waste time on petty details.
不要在琐碎的细节上浪费时间。
零用现金
I need to withdraw some money from petty cash for office supplies.
我需要从零用现金中取些钱来买办公用品。
轻微犯罪
The city has seen a rise in petty crime like pickpocketing.
这座城市扒窃等轻微犯罪有所增加。
小心眼的嫉妒
Their collaboration was ruined by petty jealousy over credit.
他们的合作因对功劳的小心眼嫉妒而毁于一旦。
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联想“拍踢”（pāi tī）：拍打小虫、踢小石子，都是琐碎不重要的小动作。
非正式，常用于描述琐碎小事或小心眼的人，带有批评意味。常见于口语和报刊中。
非正式用法中指‘琐碎的’。
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