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You have the power to choose. Choose progress over pettiness.
你们有选择的权力。选择进步,而非小气。
《House of Cards Season 3》《纸牌屋 第三季》
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Never had she met such spite and pettiness.
她以前从来没有碰到过这样的恶意和狭隘。
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But he must get around such pettiness.
但他必须处理好这些琐碎杂事。
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Of art, and all its webs of pettiness.
和艺术的如网的繁琐。
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Do I know my pettiness without comparison?
没有比较我会知道自己的琐碎吗?
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The pettiness of their criticisms enraged him.
他们鸡毛蒜皮地挑剔,他十分气愤。
词根 petty
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petty adj. 琐碎的;小气的;小规模的
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pettifogging adj. 骗人的;琐碎的,无用的;诡辩的 n. 诡辩,欺骗 v. 欺诈;诡辩(pettifog的ing形式)
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pettily adv. 卑鄙地;小气地;琐碎地;小型地