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pittance (PIT unss) This noun refers to a tiny amount, whether, as fre-quently, of money or of some more abstract entity. Tellingly, the origin of the word is in the Latin pietas (think “piety”), suggesting that amounts people give to charity may be minimal.
- “I was insulted that I was offered so little money, a mere pittance, to do the research for the television show about the opening of the West,” said Walt. “You know they must have some ‘deep pockets’ sponsoring it.”
- The song “I Felt Nothing” from the Broadway hit A Chorus Line describes the satisfaction of feeling not a pittance of concern for the difficulties of someone who earlier denied you a needed helping hand.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
机器翻译，仅供参考
pittance (PIT unss) 这个名词指的是很小的数量，不管是像以前那样，是金钱还是一些更抽象的实体。有意思的是，这个词的来源是拉丁文pietas（认为是 “虔诚”），暗示着人们给慈善机构的金额可能是最小的。
“我被侮辱了，他们给我的钱太少了，仅仅是一个小数目，让我为关于西部大开发的电视节目做研究，”沃尔特说。”你知道他们一定有一些’深口袋’的赞助。”
百老汇名曲《合唱团》（A Chorus Line）中的歌曲 “我什么也没感觉到 “描述了对某人的困难没有感到一丝一毫的关心的满足感，这个人早些时候拒绝向你提供所需的帮助。
