adj.不重要的
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
petty (adjective)1.
having secondary rank or importance - minor subordinate
2.
having little or no importance or significance
3.
marked by or reflective of narrow interests and sympathies - small-minded
Sir William 1623–1687 Eng. polit. econ.
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
petty (adjective)1.
not broad or open in views or opinions
SYNONYMS:
illiberal, insular, Lilliputian, little, narrow-minded, parochial, petty, picayune, provincial, sectarian, small, small-mindedRELATED WORDS:
inflexible, ironbound, obdurate, obstinate, rigid, set, stubborn, unyielding, wrongheaded; bigoted, intolerant; biased, discriminating, discriminatory, jaundiced, one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced; brass bound, hidebound, old-fashioned, reactionary, stodgy, straitlaced ( straightlaced), stuffy; dogmatic ( dogmatical), opinionated, opinionative; limited; hick, unsophisticatedNEAR ANTONYMS:
impartial, nonpartisan, objective, unbiased, unprejudiced; freethinking2.
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
SYNONYMS:
chicken, de minimis, footling, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, Mickey Mouse, minute, niggling, no-account, nominal, paltry, peanut, petty, picayune, piddling, piddly, piffling, pimping, slight, trifling, trivialRELATED WORDS:
inferior, mean; imperceptible, inappreciable; little, puny, tiny; hairsplitting, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling; one-horse, small-fry, two-bitNEAR ANTONYMS:
serious, substantial, weighty; eventful, momentous, pivotal; conspicuous, noteworthy, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, striking; appreciable, discernible ( discernable), measurable