pissant

FREQ #36217

n. 无足轻重的人（或东西）

发音

其它 /ˈpɪsænt/

词形变化

pissants 复数 pissants more pissant 比较级 most pissant 最高级

别名

piss ant piss-ant

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An ant.

  2. 2.

    An insignificant person.

    贬义 俚语
  3. 3.

    A person who adheres strictly to a rule or policy despite current circumstances.

    贬义 俚语

    Their manager is a real pissant about break times.

  4. 4.

    A person seemingly incapable of focusing on anything but the trivial, especially in the sense of trivial or irrelevant criticism.

    贬义 俚语
adj.
  1. 1.

    Insignificant or unimportant.

    粗俗

词源

From piss + ant, because of the urine-like smell of anthills. Compare pismire.

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