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frivolous

音標['friv?l?s] 讀音

漢語翻譯


a. 輕佻的, 妄動的, 瑣碎的
【法】 輕薄的, 輕浮的, 無意義

詞型變化:

名詞:frivolousness 副詞:frivolously 

英文解釋:

形容詞 frivolous:

  1. not serious in content or attitude or behavior

例句:

  1. If I could intrude a note of seriousness into this frivolous conversation ...
    我真想說一句,叫他們談話放嚴肅些 ...
  2. I think there is a kernel of truth in these otherwise frivolous comments.
    我認為在這些本來是無關緊要的評論中含有一定的真實性。
  3. At 18, he's still rather frivolous and needs to grow up.
    他到了十八歲仍然很不懂事,很不成熟
  4. She thought that reading romantic novels was a frivolous way of spending her time.
    她認為看浪漫小說是虛度時光。

詳細解釋:


friv.o.lous

adj.(形容詞)
Unworthy of serious attention; trivial:
無關緊要的:不值得認真注意;不重要的:
例句:
a frivolous novel.
一部無關緊要的小說

Inappropriately silly:
輕率的:
例句:
a frivolous purchase.
輕率購買的東西

來源:
Middle English
中古英文
probably from Latin frovolus [of little value]
可能源自 拉丁語 frovolus [價值很小的]
probably from fri3re [to crumble]
可能源自 fri3re [弄成碎屑]

【引伸】
friv.olously
adv.(副詞)
friv.olousness
n.(名詞)

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