petty
adj
(-ier, -iest) (derog 贬)
1 small or trivial; unimportant 小的; 琐碎的; 不重要的
petty details, petty queries, regulations, troubles 细节、 小问题、 琐碎的规章、 小麻烦.
2
(a) concerned with small and unimportant matters 注重琐事的
petty observance of the regulations 遵守规章制度上的细节.
(b) having or showing a small mind; mean 狭隘的; 器量小的; 小气的
petty and childish behaviour 小心眼和孩子气的行为
petty spite 心胸狭窄的怨恨
a petty desire to have her revenge 她想要报复的狭隘念头
petty about money 金钱上很小气.
All the stories of families, heroes, wars and journeys are passed down from generation to generation.
所有家族、英雄、战争、旅行的情况都是世代口传的。
Twelve days later, millions more Indians lined the railway tracks as a slow train took the jar containing his ashes 584 kilometres to a place by the river.