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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。