pal·try
adjective/ˈpɔːltri/
/ˈpɔːltri/
[usually before noun]- (of an amount) too small to be considered as important or useful
可忽略不计的；微小的；微不足道的 - This account offers a paltry 1 per cent return on your investment.
这个账户的投资回报率仅是微不足道的 1%。 - a paltry sum
小得可怜的数额 - They worked long hours for paltry wages.
他们工作时间长，工资却少得可怜。
- This account offers a paltry 1 per cent return on your investment.
- having no value or useful qualities
无价值的；无用的 - a paltry gesture
没有意义的姿态
- a paltry gesture
Word Originmid 16th cent.: apparently based on dialect pelt ‘rubbish, especially rags’; compare with Low German paltrig ‘ragged’.