frivolous
英 [ˈfrɪvələs ]
美 [ˈfrɪvələs ]
adj. 愚蠢的; 可笑的; 无聊的; 不严肃的
GRE TEM8 法律
Collins.1 / BNC.13813 / COCA.10806
牛津词典
adj.
愚蠢的;可笑的 silly or amusing, especially when such behaviour is not suitable
frivolous comments/suggestions 愚蠢的话;可笑的建议 Sorry, I was being frivolous. 对不起,我失态了。
无聊的;不严肃的 having no useful or serious purpose
frivolous pastimes/pleasures 无聊的消遣 / 娱乐
柯林斯词典
ADJ-GRADED 轻浮的;轻佻的;草率的 If you describe someone as frivolous , you mean they behave in a silly or light-hearted way, rather than being serious and sensible.
I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor... 我刚刚决定说自己有点过于轻率,不适合做医生。 Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty. 伊莎贝尔是一个轻佻的小傻瓜,自负而又反复无常。
ADJ-GRADED 无聊的;无用的;浪费的 If you describe an activity as frivolous , you disapprove of it because it is not useful and wastes time or money.
The group says it wants politicians to stop wasting public money on what it believes are frivolous projects. 这个团体表示希望从政者不要再把公帑浪费在一些它认为无关痛痒的项目上。
双语例句
Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty. 伊莎贝尔是个轻佻、没头脑的小女人,非常虚荣又反复无常。
I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor 我刚刚决定说自己有点过于轻率,不适合做医生。
The group says it wants politicians to stop wasting public money on what it believes are frivolous projects. 这个团体表示希望从政者不要再把公帑浪费在一些它认为无关痛痒的项目上。
He is too frivolous to do solid work. 他太浮,办事不踏实。
Inclination in that direction has long been considered frivolous and unmanly. 这方面的爱好长期被认为是轻薄和非男子气的。
There already existed between them all the dissonances of the grave young man and the frivolous old man. 他俩之间早已存在着一个严肃的青年人和一个轻浮的老年人之间的各种不和协。
This isn't frivolous work. 可不能小看了这项工作。
One of the rules for being rich is to avoid frivolous temptations. 变为富有的第一个规则是避免无重要意义的诱惑。
This is so that the process is not held up for frivolous reasons. 这是使这一进程是没有举行了琐屑的原因。
This kind of love is only frivolous attention. 那样的喜欢只是轻浮的关注。
I am proud, I am frivolous, because I was young. 我骄傲,我轻狂,因为我年轻。
He was a fool to chuck himself away on such a frivolous woman. 把自己的精力浪费在这样一个轻浮的女人身上,他真是个傻瓜。
I found his attitude rather frivolous. 我发现他态度很轻薄。
You no more deceive me with that false calmness than I impose upon you with my frivolous solicitude. 你不要再用那种假镇定来骗我,我也不用再对你装出儿戏式的关怀。
It's frivolous misuse of time, I confess. 我承认,这有点无谓浪费时间。
What a pity of a lost incarnation in search of vain and frivolous things! 在追寻虚荣与轻浮的事物中失去化身是很可惜的!
So much of what we do today is frivolous and futile and soon forgotten. 今天做的很多都是不重要和无效的,并很快会忘记。
That is not a frivolous answer, but a serious one. 这不是轻率的而是严肃的回答。
She is not a frivolous girl. 她不是一个轻薄的女子。
He had no time for frivolous pursuits such as dancing. 他没有时间追求像跳舞这种无意义的事情。
Or were they unlucky young men fooled by frivolous women? 还是不幸的青年受了轻狂的妇人的玩弄呢?
That created something of a controversy at the time, as many people believed it was a frivolous expense. 这在当时创造了一个争议的东西,因为很多人认为这是一个轻浮的费用。
Because you of a frivolous of words, very possibility sorrow another person's a time. 因为你的一句轻浮的话,很可能悲伤另一个人一段时光。
He spent a lot of his money on frivolous things. 他在一些无聊的事上花了好多钱。
A frivolous attitude won't help you in this profession. 在这行业,草率的态度对你没什么好处。
The Sun shining on your chart's fun zone puts you in a frivolous and gregarious mood. 太阳会在你的宫上闪耀,让你处在一个无聊的和乐于交际的心情。
This is a frivolous way of attacking the problem. 这是一种轻率敷衍的处理问题的方式。
But working backward, he saw what hiring a man for such a frivolous purpose implied. 但倒推回去,他明白了为这么个微不足道的目的专门雇一个人意味着什么。
Not all the region's spending is so frivolous. 并非所有地区的花费都如此轻率。
I'm not you look so frivolous. 我不是你看来那么轻浮之人。
英英释义
adj
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
a frivolous novel a frivolous remark a frivolous young woman