词典释义：
释义
adj.
of little importance; trivial
不重要的；琐碎的；小的
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the petty divisions of party politics .政党政治中的小分歧。
(of behaviour)characterized by an undue concern for trivial matters, especially in a small-minded or spiteful way
（行为）小气的；卑劣的
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he was prone to petty revenge on friends and family .他总爱对朋友和家人进行卑劣报复。
[attrib.]of secondary or lesser importance, rank, or scale; minor
次要的；职位低的，下级的；细微的
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a petty official .小官吏。
【律】 （罪行）轻微的，次要的
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petty theft .小偷小摸。比较<Bold>GRAND</Bold>.
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词源
"late Middle English （in the sense ‘small in size’）： from a phonetic spelling of the pronunciation of French
