a.

1. 小的，瑣碎的；不重要的
   petty cash

   小額現金

   Don't bother me with such petty things.

   不要用這種小事情煩我。

2. 小規模的，小型的[Z]
   He was arrested for petty theft.

   他因小偷小摸被捕。

3. 氣量小的，心胸狹窄的
   A gossip has a petty mind.

   長舌婦往往心胸狹窄。

4. 下級的，職位低的[Z]
   petty officer

   （海軍）士官；下士

   Authority was distributed among hundreds of petty leaders.

   職權由數百名小頭頭分掌。

adj.

1. trivial.
2. mean; small-minded.
3. minor.
   ▸Law  (of a crime) of lesser importance. Compare with grand (in sense ²).