frivolity

noun

1. 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。

1. N-VAR 轻浮的行为;无聊的活动
   If you refer to an activity as a frivolity, 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。

1. There is just not enough fun and frivolity in culture today.
   当今的文化恰恰是不够轻松有趣。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. I dislike her frivolity.
   我讨厌她轻浮的举止。
7. 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。
8. Youth be always too serious, and just now it be too serious about frivolity.
   青年时代总是过于认真的，而时下青年则过分轻薄。
9. We don't want to see you waste money on frivolity when it isn't necessary.
   我们不想看到你浪费金钱无聊时则不需要。
10. More generally, the painting suggests Li's view of the frivolity of military and political spectacle, and the apparent ultimate futility of such exploits.
    再者，画作反映艺术家在军政奇观中发现内里儿戏的面相，洞悉如此乏力的军阀游戏明显是彻底的徒然。
11. 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？
12. 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。
13. A serious political speech should not be full of frivolity.
    一次严肃的政治演讲不应该充满轻浮的言词。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. Hedonism and frivolity will diffuse hell through all our days When his wife dragged up his infidelities, he was not slow in getting a blow in her flirtations.
    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。妻子一扯上他的不忠行为这个话题，他立刻就对她的轻佻反唇相讥。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. 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。

noun

1. acting like a clown or buffoon

   Synonym:    buffooneryclowningjaperyharlequinadeprank

2. something of little value or significance

   Synonym:    bagatelleflufffrippery

3. the trait of being frivolous

   Synonym:    frivolousness