| 单词 | petty |
| 释义 | petty adj. (pettier, pettiest) 1. unimportant; trivial. 2. mean, small-minded; contemptible. 3. minor; inferior; on a small scale (petty princes). 4. Law (of a crime) of lesser importance (petty sessions) (cf. COMMON, GRAND). Phrases and idioms petty bourgeois = PETIT BOURGEOIS. petty bourgeoisie = petite bourgeoisie. petty cash money from or for small items of receipt or expenditure. petty jury a jury of 12 persons who try the final issue of fact in civil or criminal cases and pronounce a verdict. petty officer a naval NCO. petty treason see TREASON. Derivatives pettily adv. pettiness n. Etymology: ME pety, var. of PETIT |
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