n.(Petty)人名；(英、法)佩蒂
adj.琐碎的；小气的；小规模的
pretty───adj.漂亮的，可爱的，优美的；悦目的，动听的（但未达到令人心动的程度）；（非正式）好的（表示不悦的讽刺语）；adv.漂亮地；相当地，颇；非常；n.有吸引力的事物（尤指饰品）；漂亮的人；v.美化，使漂亮；n.(Pretty)（美、印）普雷蒂（人名）
Betty───n.贝蒂（女子名）；n.贝蒂（皮包品牌）
Getty───n.盖提（姓氏）
Hetty───n.海蒂（Henrietta的昵称）
Letty───n.莱蒂（女子名，等于Letitia和Lettie）
Metty───梅特斯
Netty───n.（尤指用干土覆盖粪便的）厕所；n.(Netty)（美、荷、印尼）妮蒂（人名）
jetty───n.码头；防波堤；adj.乌黑发亮的，煤玉似的；vi.伸出
patty───n.肉饼；小馅饼
She felt boxed in by all their petty rules.───她觉得被他们的琐碎规章束缚住了手脚。
How could you be so petty?───你怎么那么小气呢？
She felt hemmed in by all their petty rules and regulations.───她觉得受到他们那些琐碎的规章制度的束缚。
Those corrupt officials went from the desire to gain petty advantages to what can only be described as greed.───那些贪官污吏起初只是想占点小便宜，而后来则变得只能说是贪得无厌。
The Chief Petty Officer was furious at me for making such a dive, at my age, and in not very good condition.───海军上士因为我的年纪已大并且在这种不利的条件下去进行这样的潜水而发愁。
Mr. Obama said he does not want to see - what he called - "petty politics" get in the way of reform.───奥巴马说，他不希望看到他所说的“政治把戏”阻碍改革。
How much petty cash do we have left after paying for the trip to the conference?───在支付完去研讨会的旅费后，我们还剩下多少零用金？
It was a pity, that cop. Out of all kinds of dangers, he was done in by two petty thieves trying to steal electric cables.───那个交警很可惜啊，居然被两个偷电缆的小东西给搞翻了。
The anarchism is one kind of political ideological trend of the petty bourgeoisie which came into being in Europe.───无政府主义是一种产生于欧洲的小资产阶级政治思潮。
Big business will never let petty nationalism get in the way of a good deal.
He seems to take delight in petty cruelty.
He was miserable all the time and rows would start over petty things.
It was a petty problem and they soon solved it.
A team of officers is trawling through the records of thousands of petty thieves.
He became involved in petty crime as a teenager.
How can she be so petty?
The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.
He got the sack for petty thieving.