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paltry

英 ['p??ltr?; 'p?l-] 美['p?ltri]
  • adj. 不足取的;無價值的;瑣碎的;卑鄙的

英英釋意


1. not worth considering;
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"
"piffling efforts"
"a trifling matter"
2. contemptibly small in amount;
"a measly tip"
"the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"
"a paltry wage"
"almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"