picayune
英 [ˌpɪk.əˈjuːn]
美 [ˌpɪk.əˈjuːn]
- adj. 不值钱的；眼光狭小的；微不足道的
- n. 无价值之物；西班牙小币
中文词源
picayune 西班牙小钱币，不值钱之物
一种西班牙银币，值半里亚尔（Real,西班牙银币单位），借自法语方言picaillon,五分钱币，来自picaio,钱币。引申词义不值钱的，微不足道的。
英语词源
- picayune (n.)
- 1804, "coin of small value," probably from Louisiana French picaillon "coin worth 5 cents," earlier the French name of an old copper coin of Savoy (1750), from Provençal picaioun "small copper coin," from picaio "money," of uncertain origin. Adjectival figurative sense of "paltry, mean" recorded from 1813.
权威例句
- 1. His action was unwarranted, picayune, and vindictive.
- 他的行为是非法的, 卑鄙的, 恶意的.
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