paltry
/ˈpɔːltrɪ/adjective
1paltrier, paltriest
(of an amount) very small or meager非常少的; 微不足道的：she would earn a paltry £33 more each month
她将每月多挣区区33镑
funding of the arts is paltry.
文科的资金少得可怜。
1.1
- petty; trivial细微的; 微不足道的：
naval glory struck him as paltry.
海军的光荣在他看来微不足道。
派生词
paltriness
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: apparently based on dialect pelt 'rubbish， especially rags'; compare with Low German paltrig 'ragged'.