形容词
4. Authority was distributed among hundreds of petty leaders.
职权由数百名小头头分掌。
4. 小的：petty pilferage 小窃 | petty 小的 | petvalve 试水旋塞
1. 微不足道的；不重要的
You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments which you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things.
e.g. He was miserable all the time and rows would start over petty things.
他总是愁眉苦脸的，常因小事发怒。
e.g. ...endless rules and petty regulations...
没完没了的规则和繁复琐碎的规定
2. 小题大做的；过于关注琐事的
If you describe someone's behaviour as petty, you mean that they care too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps that they are unnecessarily unkind.
e.g. He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail...
他小肚鸡肠，满脑子都是鸡毛蒜皮的事儿。
e.g. I think that attitude is a bit petty.
我觉得那种态度有点小题大做。
1. 微不足道的；不重要的
You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments which you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things.
e.g. He was miserable all the time and rows would start over petty things.
他总是愁眉苦脸的，常因小事发怒。
e.g. ...endless rules and petty regulations...
没完没了的规则和繁复琐碎的规定
2. 小题大做的；过于关注琐事的
If you describe someone's behaviour as petty, you mean that they care too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps that they are unnecessarily unkind.
e.g. He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail...
他小肚鸡肠，满脑子都是鸡毛蒜皮的事儿。
e.g. I think that attitude is a bit petty.
我觉得那种态度有点小题大做。