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frivolity

英 [frɪˈvɒləti]

美 [frɪˈvɑːləti]

n.  愚蠢的行为; 可笑的表现; 轻浮的举止

复数:frivolities 

TOEFLTEM8

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
      1. It was just a piece of harmless frivolity.
        这仅是无恶意的愚蠢行为。
      2. 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。

    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.
      1. 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。
      2. 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。

    英英释义

    noun

    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。