petty
adjective
disapprovinguk /ˈpet.i/ us /ˈpet̬.i/
C2[ before noun ]
not important and not worth giving attention to: 琐碎的；无足轻重的
Prisoners complain that they are subjected to too many petty rules and restrictions.犯人们抱怨他们受到太多条条框框的管制。
[ after noun ]
complaining too much about things that are not important: 过于注重琐事的;小心眼的，心胸狭窄的
Don't be so petty!别这么小心眼！
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Of little or less importance
be in/under someone's shadowidiom
be neither here nor thereidiom
big deal
biggie
derisory
marginal
meaningless
meaninglessly
meaninglessness
mere
picayune
picture
piddling
piddly
piffling
unrevolutionary
unserious
unseriousness
venial
vestigial
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petty | American Dictionary
petty
adjective
us/ˈpet̬·i/
pettyadjective (SMALL)
small or of little importance:
a petty thief
I don’t have time for petty matters like that.
pettyadjective (SELFISH)
selfish and mean, esp. because of having too much interest in small and unimportant matters:
Retaliating against the people who have criticized us will make us look petty.
pettiness
noun[ U ]us/ˈpet̬·i·nəs/
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