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frivolous
[ˈfrɪvələs] [ˈfrɪvələs]

  • adj. 愚蠢轻浮的,不严肃的;无聊的,不重要的

英英释义

frivolous [ 'frivələs ]

  • adj. not serious in content or attitude or behavior

    "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

frivolous /ˈfrɪvələs/ TEM8

  • 1. 

    ADJ If you describe someone as frivolous, you mean they behave in a silly or light-hearted way, rather than being serious and sensible. 轻率的

    例:

    I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor.

    我只是认定自己有点儿太轻率,不适合当医生。

  • 2. 

    ADJ If you describe an activity as frivolous, you disapprove of it because it is not useful and wastes time or money. 无用的 [表不满]

    例:

    The group says it wants politicians to stop wasting public money on what it believes are frivolous projects.

    该团体说他们希望政客们停止在该团体认为无用的项目上浪费公款。

同近义词同根词

  • adj. 无聊的;轻佻的;琐碎的
  • boring , petty

词根: frivolous

adv.

frivolously 轻浮地;愚昧地

n.

frivolousness 愚笨

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  • Toad ceased his frivolous antics at once.

    托德立刻停止了那轻浮滑稽动作

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  • "There's a common belief that reading literature is frivolous, or not practical," Mar said.

    人们普遍认为阅读文学作品轻浮的或者不切实际的。”马尔

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  • Some critics will point out subjects such as Art or Music and label them as being frivolous and time-wasting.

    一些评论家指出艺术音乐之类的学科它们贴上轻浮浪费时间的标签

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