单词 | frivolity |
释义 | fri·vol·i·ty /frɪˈvɒləti $ -ˈvɑː-/ noun (plural frivolities) 1 [countable, uncountable]JOKING/NOT SERIOUS behaviour or activities that are not serious or sensible, especially when you should be serious or sensible 轻浮的举止;愚蠢的表现 I don’t think such frivolity helps the organization’s public image. 我认为这种愚蠢的行为无益于这个组织的公众形象。2 [countable] something that is silly and unimportant 无关紧要的傻事 Try not to be distracted by the frivolities of the world. 不要为凡尘俗事而分心。Examples from the Corpusfrivolity• Beyond this opened a small glass-sided cubicle from which a senior clerk could watch for frivolity among the underlings.• They have wondered about the urgency of numerous products of great frivolity.• If our foreign services waste their time on such frivolity, why have them?• To be a man apart, he must not be distracted by the frivolities of the world and he must be educated.• Wickham thought it extraordinary how the frivolity of the journalists was spreading.• John somewhat disapproves of the frivolity.• Your frivolity is out of place on such a solemn occasion.fri·vol·i·ty nounChineseSyllable that sensible, or Corpus are or activities not serious behaviour |
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