"petty" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小氣的
• 瑣碎的

Definition

如果一個人很 petty，表示他對小事過分計較，常常顯得刻薄或不成熟。它也可以形容某事很小、不重要。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

用來形容人時通常帶強烈貶義，表示為小事斤斤計較、心胸狹窄。常見搭配有 'petty argument', 'petty jealousy', 'petty revenge' 和 'petty crime'（輕微犯罪）。不要和 'small' 或 'cheap' 混淆。

Examples

It was a petty argument about who used the last cup.

那只是一場很**瑣碎的**爭吵，內容是誰用了最後一個杯子。

Don't be petty just because she forgot your message.

別因為她忘了你的訊息就這麼**小氣**。

The police arrested him for petty theft.

警察因**輕微的**竊盜逮捕了他。

Deleting me from the group chat was so petty.

把我從羣聊裡刪掉也太**小氣**了。

I know it's petty, but I'm still annoyed he never said thank you.

我知道這有點**小心眼**，但我還是在意他從來沒說過謝謝。

She got petty after the breakup and started posting mean comments online.

分手後她變得很**小氣**，開始在網路上發刻薄的留言。