frivolous

pronunciation

UK [ˈfrɪvələs]word uk audio image

US [ˈfrɪvələs] word us audio image

  • adj.
    无价值的,毫无意义的
    轻率的,轻易
    不务正业的
    孩子气的

Word Origin

frivolous 愚蠢的,可笑的

来自拉丁语friare, 破开的,卷曲的,词源同friable, friction. 用来指经不起推敲,愚蠢可笑的言语。

Example

1. They consider reading creative literature as a frivolous and debilitating activity .
他们认为读文学创作是一种轻浮的举动,会削弱人的意志。
2. He combined great strategic vision with almost frivolous indifference to detail , a steely moral view of life with shocking prejudice about his fellow citizens .
他有着宽广的战略视野和对于细节近乎轻浮的漠视,用顽强的道德观来对待对他的市民有着极大的偏见的生活。
3. In places where " lookism " is already prohibited ( eg , washington , dc ) , such statutes have not provoked a flood of frivolous cases , she says .
在一些地方“容貌歧视”已经被禁止了(比如华盛顿),这些州没有引发如潮水般无聊轻浮的案件,她说。
4. There is a strange pride in the way he teases her about her empty , frivolous days .
在他取笑她空虚、琐碎的日子的方式里有一种奇怪的骄傲。
5. It was not a frivolous lawsuit .
这不是一场无聊的诉讼案件。

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