pettiness
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˈpet.i.nəs/us/ˈpet̬.i.nəs/thefactoflackingimportance:
It was the pettiness oftheirargumentsthatirritatedher.
Themurdershaveshockedthenationbecause of the pettiness of thedispute.
thequalityofcomplainingor gettingangryabout things that are notimportant:
过于注重琐事；小心眼，心胸狭窄Arnolddetestedpettiness,meannessofspirit, andsmallmindedness.阿诺德讨厌小气、卑鄙的精神和狭隘的心胸。
He iskeenlyawareof thesheerpettiness that can be the onlyrevengeofunhappypeople.他敏锐地意识到，纯粹的小题大做可能是不快乐的人的唯一报复。
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petty
- It's asymbolof both thestrengthandvitalityofAmericaand the pettiness andgreedofAmerica.
- He'sthinkingofmovingto New York to get away from thegossipypettiness of the Britishpress.
- Criticism is oftenbasedon pettiness,ignoranceorevenlackofexperienceorunderstanding.
Of little or less importance
- be in/undersomeone'sshadowidiom
- be neither here nor thereidiom
- be no big dealidiom
- biggie
- derisory
- lowly
- meaningless
- meaninglessly
- meaninglessness
- mere
- merely
- peripheral
- petty
- piffling
- play second fiddleidiom
- poxy
- rinky-dink
- secondarily
- subordinate
- valueless
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