paltry
adjective /ˈpɔːltri/
/ˈpɔːltri/
[usually before noun]- (of an amount
数量 可忽略不计的；微小的；微不足道的 - 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。
- This account offers a paltry 1 per cent return on your investment.
- having no value or useful qualities
无价值的；无用的 - a paltry gesture
没有意义的姿态
- a paltry gesture
词源mid 16th cent.: apparently based on dialect pelt ‘rubbish, especially rags’; compare with Low German paltrig ‘ragged’.