petty，trivial
这两个形容词都含“琐细的，不重要的”之意。
petty指在同类中是最小最微不足道的人或事物。
trivial指无特别价值或重要意义的普通小事。
- 词义辨析
- 双语例句
1、
A trivial misunderstanding caused a breach between them.
小小的误会引起了他们之间的不和.
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2、
This may sound trivial, but I assure you it is quite important!
这听上去也许微不足道，但是，相信我，它十分重要！
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3、
He often dissipated his energies in trivial matters.
他常在无关紧要的小事上浪费精力.
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The incessant hurry and trivial activity of daily life seem to prevent, or at least, discourage quiet and intensive thinking.
不停的动乱和日常生活的平凡活动看来会阻碍或者至少会使人不能安静地集中思考.
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5、
I didn't expect them to be at daggers drawn over such a trivial thing.
我没料到他们为这一点小事竟会如此势不两立.
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He will jump on every little mistake you make, no matter how trivial.
他对你的每一点差错都要斥责一番, 不管是什么鸡毛蒜皮的事.
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7、
Trivial formalities have been done away with.
繁琐礼节都取消了.
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8、
It's useless to fire away with such trivial details.
喋喋不休地谈这些琐碎细节是无用的.
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9、
They had been quite good friends for years, until they fell out about some trivial matter.
他们是多年的好朋友, 后来为了件小事吵起来.
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10、
There are a few trivial slips in this lesson.
在这篇课文中有几个小错误.
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11、
Don't get impatient about trivial thing like that.
不要为那种琐事烦躁.
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For all Chinese banks, earnings outside Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macau are trivial.
所有的中国银行在大陆, 香港,澳门境外的一切投资所得收入都星星落落,不甚理想.
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13、
I had been lulled into thinking the publicity would be a trivial matter.
我错误地相信了媒体的报道只是小事一桩。
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14、
Eating, drinking, urinating, disemboweling and all other trivial actions see the loss of lifetime.
吃 、 喝 、 拉 、 撒的一切动作里包含著生命的流失.
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15、
The director tried to wave aside these issues as trivial details that could be settled later...
主管试图对这些问题置之不理，认为都是些细枝末节的小事，可以稍后解决。
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16、
I know it sounds trivial , but I'm worried about it.
我知道这事听起来微不足道，但我还是放心不下。
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17、
I'll try to fix it ─ but it's not trivial (= it may be difficult to fix) .
我要设法修好，不过也不是轻易就能修好的。
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18、
The actual proof of convergence is generally not trivial.
收敛性的实际证明通常是不繁琐的.
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19、
At first, the incident seemed to be trivial.
起初, 这一事件似乎并不重要.平常的,普通的
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20、
Who could have thought a trivial matter would cause such a stir?
没料到芝麻大的事儿竟会引起这样一场轩然大波.
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21、
Forget about trivial disagreements among comrades, and don't take them to heart.
同志之间有些小矛盾,过去就算了, 不要老是耿耿于怀.
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22、
a trivial detail
细枝末节
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23、
We haven't had time. We've been too busy with trivial matters!
我们尽忙着鸡毛蒜皮的事,还没顾上呢!
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24、
The quarrel was only about a trivial matter, but it was years before they made it up.
争吵只是为了一件小事, 但是过了多年他们才言归于好.
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25、
She works herself up about the most trivial things.
她为了最琐碎的事也会使自己激动起来.
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26、
Be patient. Don't lose your temper over trivial matters.
忍着点, 别为了一点小事发火.
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27、
This is not a trivial matter.
这并不是小事.
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28、
I don't like to visit the doctor just for something trivial.
我不喜欢为一点小毛病就去看医生。
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