pettiness
英 ['petɪnəs] 美 ['petɪnəs]

n.

琐碎，小气，卑鄙；

英英释义

pettiness[ 'petinis ]

• n.
  • narrowness of mind or ideas or views
  • the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

    同义词：trivialityslightnesspuniness

  • lack of generosity in trifling matters

    同义词：littlenesssmallness

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Whet to match to the hard separation in the pettiness.
   在琐碎中磨合到难以分离。
2. Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship pettiness immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.
   党派政治，琐碎狭隘，不成熟，长期以来这些东西荼毒了我们的政治。

权威例句

Pettiness and mud
Bureaucratic Pettiness
NCAA pettiness halts what was a good story for Newark
Punctuality or pettiness: Are rules meant to be broken?
Ignorance and pettiness (Official Secrets Act in Britain)
Pettiness: Conceptualization, measurement and cross-cultural differences:
Greek Pettiness in Montesquieu's Considerations on the Grandeur of the Romans
On Pettiness and Petticoats: The Significance of the Petticoat in Pride and Prejudice
Design in chile: The grandeur and pettiness of the craft
Miliband may not understand earthlings well, but Brown's pettiness