frivolous
美音:
[´frıvələs
]英音:
[´frıvələs
]adj.轻佻的,琐碎的,妄动的
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名词:frivolousness 副词:frivolously
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frivolous
/'frɪvələs; `frɪvələs/
adj
1 (of people, their character, etc) not sensible or serious; foolish and light-hearted (指人、性格等)不明事理的, 不严肃的, 漫不经心的, 轻率的, 肤浅的
*At 18, he's still rather frivolous and needs to grow up. 他到了18岁仍然很不懂事、很不成熟.
* frivolous comments, objections, criticisms, etc 肤浅的评论、轻率的反对、不严肃的批评等.
2 (of activities) silly or wasteful (指活动)无聊的; 浪费的
*She thought that reading romantic novels was a frivolous way of spending her time. 她认为看浪漫小说是虚度时光.
frivolous
adj[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;Origin: frivolus]
not serious or sensible, especially in a way that is not suitable for a particular occasion
The court discourages frivolous law suits.a frivolous person likes having fun rather than doing serious or sensible things - used to show disapproval
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serious>frivolouslyadv
1. He is wasting his time on frivolous matters. 他正把时间浪费在无足轻重的事情上。
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