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
- Dating a variety of people does not indicate frivolity on the part of a man or promiscuity on the part of a woman.
跟不同的人有约会并不表示男的轻浮也不表示女的胡搞。 - Even in the performance there was not a little flattery or frivolity in the men's eyes.
即使是在表演中,这些男人们的眼神也绝无一丝谄媚或轻浮。 - Hedonism and frivolity will diffuse hell tnrough all our days.
享乐主义和轻薄浮佻会将地狱扩展到我们的整个日子之中。 - 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。 - 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。 - The chief executive of the supermarket chain said the severity of the downturn would change behaviour in the long run, and a generation of consumers would emerge who think frivolity unacceptable and frugality cool.
他表示,经济衰退的严重程度将从长远改变人们的消费行为,新一代的消费者将产生,他们会认为浪费难以接受,而节俭很酷。 - This window of fun and frivolity is also fabulous time for love affairs and romance.
这个轻松娱乐的时刻也非常适合爱情和浪漫。 - If I buy it today, will you accuse me of frivolity.
假如我今天买它,你会不会谴责我轻浮? - When the people stimulate each other to frivolity and extravagance, the misfortunes that come with the desiring mind and of the competition to seize things arise.
如果民众不安分,私欲就会产生,争权夺利的祸患就随之而起了。 - 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。