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picayune

/pik-ee-yoon, pik-uh-/US // ˌpɪk iˈyun, ˌpɪk ə- //UK // (ˌpɪkəˈjuːn) //

野餐,皮卡伊恩,皮亚杰,皮卡丘

Related Words

diminutive缩略语,矮小的,缩微,矮小everyday每天,每日,日常,每天都有frivolous无聊的,无聊,轻薄,轻浮immaterial非物质,不重要,非物质的,不重要的incidental偶然的,附带的,偶发性的,偶发的inconsequential不重要的,无关紧要的,无关紧要,不重要insignificant不重要的,无足轻重,无关紧要,微不足道的irrelevant不相关,不相干,不相关的,不相干的little少许,少,少量,少少meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是meaningless无意义,无意义的,没有意义,没有意义的minor未成年,小型,小型的,未成年人minute分,分数,分分钟,分别negligible可忽略不计,可以忽略不计,微不足道,可忽略不计的nonessential非必要的,非必要,非必需的,非必需品paltry微不足道,微不足道的,渺小,渺小的petty小气,小气的,小气鬼,琐碎piddling琐碎的,琐碎,琐事,琐碎的事情puny弱小的,弱小,矮小的,弱不禁风

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Also pic·a·yun·ish. Informal.

    • : of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
    • : petty, carping, or prejudiced: I didn't want to seem picayune by criticizing.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a coin equal to half a Spanish real.
    • : any small coin, as a five-cent piece.
    • : Informal. an insignificant person or thing.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.trivial
Synonyms
diminutive缩略语,矮小的,缩微,矮小everyday每天,每日,日常,每天都有frivolous无聊的,无聊,轻薄,轻浮immaterial非物质,不重要,非物质的,不重要的incidental偶然的,附带的,偶发性的,偶发的inconsequential不重要的,无关紧要的,无关紧要,不重要inconsiderable微不足道,不足道,不足为奇,不足道的insignificant不重要的,无足轻重,无关紧要,微不足道的irrelevant不相关,不相干,不相关的,不相干的little少许,少,少量,少少meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是meaningless无意义,无意义的,没有意义,没有意义的minor未成年,小型,小型的,未成年人minute分,分数,分分钟,分别negligible可忽略不计,可以忽略不计,微不足道,可忽略不计的nonessential非必要的,非必要,非必需的,非必需品of no account毫无意义,不值一提,不值一哂,不足为奇paltry微不足道,微不足道的,渺小,渺小的petty小气,小气的,小气鬼,琐碎piddling琐碎的,琐碎,琐事,琐碎的事情puny弱小的,弱小,矮小的,弱不禁风slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微small小,小型,小的,小型的superficial表面上的,表面的,表面上,表面trifling琐碎的,琐碎,琐碎的事,琐事trite陈词滥调,老套的,陈词滥调的,陈腐的unimportant不重要,不重要的,不要紧,不关痛痒

Examples

  • He elaborated on the wellsprings of the tradition in an interview with me in 1989 for a Times-Picayune article.

  • In addition to the Star-Ledger, Advance Publications owns, among other things, The Times-Picayune in New Orleans.

  • The administration enthusiastically traded winning the future for a picayune present gain.

  • To see just how picayune the debate got, take a look at the opinions.

  • Then came the unspeakable moment just a few months ago when I came across an obscure item in The Times-Picayune.

  • "Picayune Butler's coming, coming" has upset my nervous system.

  • See here, old woman, if youve got some little picayune payment to make, make it and clear out.

  • They smile a grim smile in their grizzled beards at the fuss which has been made over this "picayune war," as they call it.

  • Now this Lane proposition is a little bit of a thing; it's picayune; I should live right along if I didn't get it.

  • I should not be surprised to see him supersede Picayune Butler.

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