Word · Frequency #42982
piddling
/ˈpidliŋ/
adjective
琐碎的；无关紧要的
small and of little importance
多用于口语，表示事物小而不重要。
- 1.
Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
微不足道的,无足轻重的,琐碎的,无用的。
微不足道的,无足轻重的,琐碎的,无用的。；不重要的；琐屑的
In use
Don't waste my time with such piddling details; focus on the main problem.
They argued over a piddling sum of money, which wasn't worth the trouble.
The manager ignored the piddling complaints and dealt with the serious issues first.
a piddling + noun
用作定语，修饰名词。
He was upset over a piddling mistake.
他为一个微不足道的错误而烦恼。
be + piddling
用作表语，表示“微不足道”。
The amount is piddling compared to the total cost.
与总成本相比，这笔钱微不足道。
Common mistakes
He only cares about piddlings.He only cares about piddling matters.
将'piddling'当作名词复数使用，但该词在形容词义项下不可数且无复数形式；应后接一个名词如'matters'来构成形容词修饰名词的正确结构。
A piddled amount of money was left.A piddling amount of money was left.
错误使用了动词的过去分词'piddled'，但这里需要形容词'piddling'表示'琐屑的'；过去分词表示被动或完成，与词义不符。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.