"piddly" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 微不足道的
• 小得可怜的

Definition

非常小、不重要，或少到无关紧要；通常用来形容数量、问题或琐事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Piddly”属于非正式口语，带有轻蔑或调侃语气。常用来形容令人失望的微小数量，如钱或食物。注意避免用于正式场合。

Examples

I got a piddly raise at work this year.

今年我在工作上只得到了一个**微不足道的**加薪。

The prize money was pretty piddly.

奖金金额非常**小得可怜**。

He gave me a piddly excuse for being late.

他为迟到找了个**小得可怜的**借口。

We waited two hours just for a piddly slice of cake.

我们等了两个小时，只为了那一小片**微不足道的**蛋糕。

That was a piddly problem compared to what happened next.

和后面发生的事情相比，那只是个**微不足道的**问题。

Honestly, that's a piddly amount to haggle over.

说真的，为那点**微不足道的**钱争来争去没必要。