picayune
Word family adjectivepicayunepicayunish
pic·a·yune /ˌpɪkəˈjuːn/ adjectiveadj American EnglishAmE written UNIMPORTANTsmall and unimportant 微不足道的,无关紧要的,琐细的 SYN trivial A few cuts and bruises are picayune compared to what might have happened. 和可能发生的事情相比,几处割伤和瘀伤算不了什么。
picayune• a picayune off-Broadway theater
Origin picayune (1800-1900) French picaillon “small coin”, from Provençal picaioun, from picaio “money”