| 释义 |
picayune/pikəˈju:n/ n. & adj. N. Amer. [北美]●n. 1 a small coin of little value, esp. a 5-cent piece (尤指五分的)小额硬币 2 colloq. an insignificant person or thing [口]无足轻重的人；微不足道的事物 ●adj. colloq. mean; contemptible; petty; trivial [口]平庸的；可鄙的；微小的；琐碎的 [French picaillon, a Piedmontese coin, also used to mean cash, from Provençal picaioun, of unknown origin] |