paltry

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a. 不足取的, 琐碎的, 可鄙的

发音

UK /ˈpɒltɹi/
UK /ˈpɔːltɹi/
US /ˈpɔltɹi/
CA /ˈpɑltɹi/
US /ˈpɑltɹi/
AU /ˈpɔltɹi/
NZ /ˈpɔltɹi/

词形变化

paltrier 比较级 paltrier paltriest paltriest 最高级

别名

paultry paultrie palterey

教材释义与例句

形容词

不足取的；无价值的；琐碎的；卑鄙的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Trashy, trivial, of little value.

    无价值

    This is indeed a paltry flyer about a silly product.

    She made some paltry excuse and left.

  2. 2.

    Of little monetary worth.

    Could someone hope to survive on such a paltry income?

    Student grants these days are paltry, and many students have to take out loans.

  3. 3.

    Despicable; contemptibly unimportant.

    a paltry coward

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

miserable measly trifling negligible

近义相关 5

worthless stingy meager meagre scrimpy

词源

From Middle Low German paltrig (“ragged, rubbishy, worthless”), from palter, palte (“cloth, rag, shred”), from Old Saxon *paltro, *palto (“cloth, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *paltrô, *paltô (“scrap, rag, patch”). Of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *polto- (“cloth”), see also Proto-Slavic *poltьno (“linen”). Cognate with Low German palterig (“ragged, torn”), dialectal German palterig (“paltry”). Compare also Low German palte (“rag”), West Frisian palt (“rag”), Saterland Frisian Palte (“strip; band; tape”), dialectal German Palter (“rag”), Danish pjalt (“rag, tatter”), Swedish palta (“rag”). See also palterly and pelting.

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