petty
adj. 不重要的; 卑鄙的,小气的; 小的,一点点; 小规模的
You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments which you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things.
He was miserable all the time and rows would start over petty things.
他总是愁眉苦脸的,常因小事发怒。
...endless rules and petty regulations...
没完没了的规则和繁复琐碎的规定
If you describe someone's behaviour as petty, you mean that they care too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps that they are unnecessarily unkind.
He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail...
他小肚鸡肠,满脑子都是鸡毛蒜皮的事儿。
I think that attitude is a bit petty.
我觉得那种态度有点小题大做。
Petty is used of people or actions that are less important, serious, or great than others.
Wilson was not a man who dealt with petty officials.
威尔逊不是个与小官小吏打交道的人。
...petty crime, such as handbag-snatching and minor break-ins.
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1. inferior in rank or status;
2. (informal terms) small and of little importance;
3. contemptibly narrow in outlook;
petty, trivial
这两个形容词均含"琐细的,不重要的"之意。
So we go about our petty tasks, hardly aware of our listless attitude toward life.
于是我们干著琐碎的事情, 几乎意识不到我们对生活的倦怠态度.
We must investigate and clean up the petty graft which has appeared in some places.
必须检查和纠正各地已经发生的贪污现象.
He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean.
他还是个气量狭窄, 无事生非, 平庸刻薄的人.
People do not discourage this kind of petty work.
人们对这种次要的工作不加以阻止.
The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.
对一些琐碎规定的取消使生活更自在了.