| 释义 |
petty/ˈpeti/adj. (pettier, pettiest) 1 unimportant; trivial 不重要的，琐碎的 2 mean, small-minded; contemptible 卑劣的，小心眼的；可鄙的 3 minor; inferior; on a small scale 小的，地位低下的，小规模的 petty princes 小王子 4 Law (of a crime) of lesser importance (cf. 参见 COMMON adj. 9, GRAND adj. 8) 【法律】(罪行)轻的 petty larceny 轻盗窃罪 □ pettily adv.□ pettiness n.[Middle English pety, variant of PETIT] |