微不足道的；琐碎的
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微不足道的；琐碎的
(informal) small and of little importance
They spent the whole afternoon arguing over a picayune squabble about who left the fridge open.
他们整个下午都在为谁忘了关冰箱这种鸡毛蒜皮的争吵而耗费时间。
微不足道的
(informal) small and of little importance
The manager is obsessed with picayune details while ignoring the bigger strategy issues.
经理过于纠结于细枝末节，而忽视了更大的战略问题。
His picayune attitude toward tipping annoyed the waitstaff.
他给小费时那种小气的态度让服务员很恼火。
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