英语词汇“petty”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Petty

nnoun.actlarceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

Synset:petit larceny petty larceny

Antonyms:grand larceny

Hypernyms:larceny stealing theft thievery thieving

Inherited Hypernyms:petit larcenylarcenyfelonycrimeoffensetransgressionwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity

adj satadj.allinferior in rank or status

Synset:junior-grade lower-ranking lowly secondary subaltern

Examples:

the junior faculty
a lowly corporal
petty officialdom
a subordinate functionary

Antonyms:senior

Derivationally Related Form:pettinesssubaltern

Inherited Hypernyms:junior-grade

Similar to:junior

adj satadj.all(informal) small and of little importance

Domain Usage:colloquialism

Synset:fiddling footling lilliputian little niggling picayune piddling piffling trivial

Examples:

a fiddling sum of money
a footling gesture
our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
a little (or small) matter
a dispute over niggling details
limited to petty enterprises
piffling efforts
giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction

Antonyms:important

Derivationally Related Form:triviapettinesstrivializelittlenesstriviality

Inherited Hypernyms:fiddling

Similar to:unimportant

adj satadj.allcontemptibly narrow in outlook

Synset:small-minded

Examples:

petty little comments
disgusted with their small-minded pettiness

Antonyms:broad-minded

Derivationally Related Form:pettiness

Inherited Hypernyms:petty

Similar to:narrow narrow-minded

单词	petty
释义	Petty nnoun.actlarceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) Synset:petit larceny petty larceny Antonyms:grand larceny Hypernyms:larceny stealing theft thievery thieving Inherited Hypernyms:petit larcenylarcenyfelonycrimeoffensetransgressionwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity adj satadj.allinferior in rank or status Synset:junior-grade lower-ranking lowly secondary subaltern Examples: the junior faculty a lowly corporal petty officialdom a subordinate functionary Antonyms:senior Derivationally Related Form:pettinesssubaltern Inherited Hypernyms:junior-grade Similar to:junior adj satadj.all(informal) small and of little importance Domain Usage:colloquialism Synset:fiddling footling lilliputian little niggling picayune piddling piffling trivial Examples: a fiddling sum of money a footling gesture our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war a little (or small) matter a dispute over niggling details limited to petty enterprises piffling efforts giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction Antonyms:important Derivationally Related Form:triviapettinesstrivializelittlenesstriviality Inherited Hypernyms:fiddling Similar to:unimportant adj satadj.allcontemptibly narrow in outlook Synset:small-minded Examples: petty little comments disgusted with their small-minded pettiness Antonyms:broad-minded Derivationally Related Form:pettiness Inherited Hypernyms:petty Similar to:narrow narrow-minded
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