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petit

/pet-ee; French puh-tee/US // ˈpɛt i; French pəˈti //UK // (ˈpɛtɪ) //

小的,小巧,小,小小的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Law.

    • : small; petty; minor.

Examples

  • Spain and Australia also produce some petit verdot, and we are likely to see some varietally labeled PV from Bordeaux as that region adapts to climate change.

  • This blend is cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot, sangiovese and lemberger, making it a little bit Bordeaux, a little Italy, a smidgen Austria and all Washington.

  • This nonvintage red blend is made from cabernet sauvignon and saperavi, the red grape of Georgia, with some merlot and petit verdot filling out the mix.

  • Petit walks the wire back and forth four times, varying the walks with little routines from time to time.

  • “I study [sic] the Towers in France when they were being planned,” Petit says.

  • It happened that I interviewed Philippe Petit not long after his WTC walk for Vanity Fair.

  • Paul Winter played the saxophone and Melissa Leo, the actress, read texts written by Petit himself.

  • Petit says that somebody once told him they understood his reliance on his eyesight, his sense of touch, even his sense of smell.

  • Louis Petit de Bachaumon died; a native of Paris, known as the author of several literary works.

  • “Mon pauvre petit, you are hungry,” said Aristide, carrying it to the car racked by the clattering engine.

  • He and Petit-Claud had similar business interests and the same clients.

  • If a true lady makes even a plate of toast, in arranging a petit souper for her invalid friend, she does it as a lady should.

  • All these painful early experiences are told very pathetically in "Le Petit Chose."