petty
单词辨析：
指问题、细节等琐碎的。
They used to quarrel over petty things.
他们过去常为小事争吵。
Have these petty restrictions worked?
这些小限制发挥作用了吗？
尤指比起其他事物来较小或不是很重要、很严重的。
There is a minor road in front of us.
我们前面有一条小路。
He played a minor role in the policy-making process.
他在制定政策的过程中发挥了很小的作用。
She had a minor operation.
她做了一个小手术。
指尺寸或数量小的，也指工作、问题、错误等不重要的或影响不大的。
This pair of jeans was too small for him.
这条牛仔裤他穿太小了。
He only got a small amount of money after retirement.
退休之后他只拿到了一小笔钱。
According to the schedule, we have to make a few small changes.
根据日程安排，我们需要作些小小的变动。
指不重要、不严重或没有什么价值的。
Don't get upset about trivial matters.
不要为琐事烦恼。
They were fighting over a trivial sum of money.
他们在为一笔数额极小的钱而打架。
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While he despises incompetence and petty bickering he demands complete and utter loyalty.
他鄙视无能和琐碎的争吵，要求完全和绝对的忠诚。
The petty clerk was afraid of offending his boss.
这个小职员不敢得罪他的老板。
He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean.
他还是个气量狭窄，无事生非，平庸刻薄的人。
Though a petty official, he assumes great airs.
他这个人官儿不大，架子倒搭得很足。
At 17, he had a criminal record for petty theft
他17岁就有了小偷小摸的犯罪前科。
Sales and purchases, wages and salaries, petty cash and expenses and so on.
售出和购入、工钱和薪金、小额备用金和开支等。