"pettiness" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 狹隘
• 小氣

Definition

對無關緊要或瑣碎事情斤斤計較，尤其是心胸狹窄或小氣的表現。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多為貶義，用於指責爭吵、記仇或行為狹隘、小氣。既可用於個人，也可用於職場。常與“顯示”、“指責”連用。不適用於真正重要的事情。

Examples

Her pettiness made working with her difficult.

她的**小氣**讓和她共事很困難。

Don't let pettiness ruin your friendship.

不要讓**小氣**毀了你的友誼。

His pettiness shows when he refuses to share.

他拒絕分享時，展現出他的**狹隘**。

I can't stand all this office pettiness; let's just focus on our work.

我受不了辦公室裡的這些**小氣**，還是專心工作吧。

Their argument was pure pettiness—nobody else cared about it.

他們的爭論完全是**小氣之爭**——沒有人在意。

There's no room for pettiness if we want to succeed as a team.

如果我們想要作為團隊取得成功，就不能有**小氣**。