| 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. |