“petty、minded”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

petty-minded

释义

petty-ˈminded, a.
[minded ppl. a. III.]
Having or characteristic of a mind that dwells on the trivial and ignores what is important. So petty-ˈmindedness.
1909Daily Chron. 10 June 7/4 Weakness and petty-mindedness were fostered by the narrow sphere and limited outlook that..such tasks necessitated.1927V. Woolf in Forum (N.Y.) May 707 It was all so paltry, weak-blooded, and petty-minded to care so much at her age.1954T. S. Eliot Confid. Clerk i. 25 He's not petty-minded—though nothing escapes him.1963W. Soyinka Dance of Forests 57 Is the nation to ignore the challenge of greatness because of the petty-mindedness of a few cowards and traitors.1978Times 24 Jan. 14/5 This..petty-minded change of policy.

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