paltry
adjective uk/ˈpɔːl.tri/ us/ˈpɑːl.tri/
（钱数）微不足道的，无价值的
(of an amount of money) very small and of little or no value
Student grants these days are paltry. 如今的学生助学金少得可怜。
The company offered Frazer a paltry sum, which he refused. 公司提出给弗雷泽一笔微不足道的钱，他拒绝了。
低劣的;可鄙的
of little quality or value
She made some paltry excuse and left. 她编了个蹩脚的借口离开了。