音标：['pɒ:ltri] ；柯林斯词典等级：1 级；

a. 不足取的, 琐碎的, 可鄙的

s not worth considering
s contemptibly small in amount

考试类型：[GRE]

词性分布：

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paltry的用法和样例：

例句

用作形容词(adj.)

His influence on this matter is paltry.他对这件事的影响是微不足道的。
This is a paltry sum to pay for such a masterpiece.对这样一部杰作只付这么一点钱, 未免太少了。
It's paltry to do that job.做这件工作是毫无价值的。
How can you deliberately get up such paltry falsehoods?你怎么能故意编造出这么卑鄙的谎话?

经典引文

And now he looked paltry and insignificant.
出自：D. H. Lawrence
The French premier did not know what a paltry air force America had.
出自：H. Wouk

【近义词】

trifling微不足道的
worthless无价值的
miserable痛苦的
petty小的
cheap便宜的
trivial不重要的
poor可怜的
unimportant不重要的
measly（俚）微不足道的...
mere仅仅的
insignificant无关紧要的
despicable可鄙的
wretched可怜的
mean意思是
contemptible可鄙的
low低的
base底部
negligible可以忽略的

[单词解析速记].JV446.(Incessant.and.Paltry)

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