frivolity
英 [frɪˈvɒləti]
美 [frɪˈvɑːləti]
n. 愚蠢的行为; 可笑的表现; 轻浮的举止
复数:frivolities
BNC.21360 / COCA.24829
牛津词典
noun
- 愚蠢的行为;可笑的表现;轻浮的举止
behaviour that is silly or amusing, especially when this is not suitable- It was just a piece of harmless frivolity.
这仅是无恶意的愚蠢行为。 - I can't waste time on such frivolities.
我不能把时间浪费在这种无聊的活动上。
- It was just a piece of harmless frivolity.
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 轻浮的行为;无聊的活动
If you refer to an activity as afrivolity, you think that it is amusing and rather silly, rather than serious and sensible.- There is a serious message at the core of all this frivolity...
在所有这些闹腾的核心传递着一个严肃的信息。 - He was one of my most able pupils, but far too easily distracted by frivolities.
他是我最有才华的学生之一,只是太容易被一些无聊的事分心。
- There is a serious message at the core of all this frivolity...
英英释义
noun
- acting like a clown or buffoon
- something of little value or significance
- the trait of being frivolous
双语例句
- There is a serious message at the core of all this frivolity
在所有这些闹腾的核心传递着一个严肃的信息。 - In this process, considering the civil service role behavior has a list of civil frivolity, spatial-temporal uniqueness and nationality, determines the civil service image has strong social demonstration effect, bearing the social public intend to express.
在这个过程中,由于公务员角色的两重性,以及公务员行为具有的表率性、时空唯一性和民族性,决定了公务员形象具有强大的社会示范效应,承载着社会公众的意愿表达。 - The frivolity, frenzy and laughter soon turned into stilted postures and silence as the members of the audience tried to come to terms with what just took place.
当观众还不知道要如何对应之下,原来的虚浮、狂及笑声很快地就变僵了、默无语。 - He was one of my most able pupils, but far too easily distracted by frivolities.
他是我最有才华的学生之一,只是太容易被一些无聊的事分心。 - You shouldn't treat such a serious subject with frivolity.
你不该以轻浮的态度来对待那么严肃的正题。 - Lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate; frivolity. The story came pat to the occasion.
轻浮,轻率举止或言谈不严肃,尤指在不适当的场合;轻佻故事恰好适合当时的场合。 - Governors in the US have the authority to pardon the convicted, but this authority has been exercised with unusual frivolity in recent decades.
美国州长有权赦免罪犯,但这种权力的行使在最近几十年变得异常轻率。 - Undoubtedly he'd seen even less frivolity in his life than we had.
不用说,他一生中所见的乐事比我们的还要少。 - His frivolity annoys the other people in the office.
他的轻浮使办公室里的其他人感到不快。 - An element of frivolity keeps a soul from atrophying.
轻佻是使灵魂不会萎靡的一个元素之一。