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词汇 paltry
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paltry

adjective
/ˈpɔːltri/
/ˈpɔːltri/
[usually before noun]
  1. (of an amount数量) too small to be considered as important or useful可忽略不计的;微小的;微不足道的 synonym meagre
    • This account offers a paltry 1 per cent return on your investment.这个账户为你的投资提供了微不足道的1%的回报。
    • a paltry sum小得可怜的数额
    • They worked long hours for paltry wages.他们工作时间长,工资却少得可怜。
  2. having no value or useful qualities无价值的;无用的
    • a paltry gesture没有意义的姿态
  3. 词源mid 16th cent.: apparently based on dialect pelt ‘rubbish, especially rags’; compare with Low German paltrig ‘ragged’.
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