trivialities trifles a trivial matter chicken feathers and garlic skins
He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail.
他小肚鸡肠,满脑子都是鸡毛蒜皮的事儿。
—— 柯林斯例句What´s all the palaver about?
这些鸡毛蒜皮的事到底是为什么?
—— 给力词典精选We haven´t had time. We´ve been too busy with trivial matters!
我们尽忙着鸡毛蒜皮的事,还没顾上呢!
—— 给力词典精选Sisters contended about silly trifles.
姐妹们为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争吵。
—— 给力词典精选Much of his early work is concerned with the minutiae of rural life.
他早期的许多作品关注的是农村生活中一些鸡毛蒜皮的琐事。
—— 柯林斯例句