| 释义 |
〔trivial〕Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law,but it seems to be a picayune infraction. 给一位警官提供一顿免费的饭食或许违反了法律,但这看上去是不值一提的违法。 〔trivial〕"Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty" (Richard M. Nixon).What ispicayune is of negligible value or importance: “永远奉献出你最好的,绝不灰心,绝不吝啬” (理查德·N·尼克森)。picayune 的东西是微不足道的或不值一提的: 〔mark〕a matter unworthy of mark.不值一提的小事〔earn〕an event that didn't even rate a mention in the news;在新闻中甚至不值一提的小事; |