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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 

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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

    • 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?
    • 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。
    • I dislike her frivolity.
      我讨厌她轻浮的举止。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。