petty是什麼意思_音標_用法_例句

簡單釋義：

n. 佩蒂；【會】小額；廁所

adj. 小的；瑣碎的；次要的；小氣的

網絡 細小的；器量小的；不足道的

變形：

比較級：pettier  最高級：pettiest  

完整釋義：

adj.

1.瑣碎的;渺小的;不足道的,無聊的
2.器量小的,心眼兒小的,卑劣的
3.偏狹的;狹隘,心胸狹小
4.小的,一點點
5.小規模的;次要的;下級的
6.次要的,雞毛蒜皮的,微不足道的;無聊的
7.吝嗇
8.卑鄙

n.

1.佩蒂〔姓氏〕
2.廁所
3.【簿記】小額

例句：

1. Selfishness, cruelty, hatred, possessiveness, petty jealousy. All those qualities came out in us just because we loved each other.
   自私，殘忍，仇恨，強烈的獨佔欲，為一點小事吃醋。所有這些在我們身上發作只是因為我們深愛着對方。

2. "When a man becomes grumpy or irritable, it's easy to blame work or simply the effects of aging, " says Petty.
   佩蒂說：“當男人變得暴躁或易怒時，我們往往把原因歸咎於工作或僅僅是年齡大了。”

3. This is a country, after all, that this year risked all-out war with Thailand in a petty spat over a bit of disputed borderland.
   畢竟，這個國家今年與泰國因邊界問題的小摩擦差點爆發戰爭。

4. You have brilliantly managed to identify all the petty-minded whingers who do nothing but moan all day.
   你明智地發現了所有小心眼的員工，他們整天無所事事，只會抱怨。

5. It was a pity, that cop. Out of all kinds of dangers, he was done in by two petty thieves trying to steal electric cables.
   那個交警很可惜啊，居然被兩個偷電纜的小東西給搞翻了。

6. Says Kyle Petty, "It" s like running into a valley of nothing but people.
   凱爾說零用“，就好像碰見了山谷無非人民”；

7. It turned out there had been a lot of petty thefts in the area, particularly that of stealing milk bottles from doorsteps.
   事情原來是這樣的，在這一地區多次發生小的扒竊案，特別是從門前台階上偷走牛奶瓶。

8. Mr. Obama said he does not want to see – what he called – "petty politics" get in the way of reform.
   奧巴馬說，他不希望看到他所說的“政治把戲”阻礙改革。