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

• acting like a clown or buffoon
  Synonym:buffooneryclowningjaperyharlequinadeprank
• something of little value or significance
  Synonym:bagatelleflufffrippery
• the trait of being frivolous
  Synonym:frivolousness

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。