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frivolous

/friv-uh-luhs/US // ˈfrɪv ə ləs //UK // (ˈfrɪvələs) //

无聊的,无聊,轻薄,轻浮

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
    • : self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose.
    • : given to trifling or undue levity: a frivolous, empty-headed person.
    • : of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice: a frivolous suggestion.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.trivial, silly
Synonyms
foolish愚蠢的,愚昧的,愚昧,愚蠢idiotic痴人说梦,愚蠢的,痴呆,傻子impractical不切实际,不切实际的,不实际的,不实用petty小气,小气的,小气鬼,琐碎pointless无意义的,无意义,毫无意义,毫无意义的senseless毫无意义,毫无感觉,毫无意义的,无意义barmy糊涂虫,糊涂蛋,糊涂鬼,糊涂childish幼稚的,幼稚,愚蠢的,稚气dizzy昏昏沉沉,眩晕,晕眩,晕empty-headed脑袋空空的,脑袋空空,空心的,虚无缥缈的facetious诙谐的,诙谐幽默,嬉皮笑脸,嬉皮笑脸的featherbrained羽毛脑,羽毛脑筋,羽毛脑的,羽毛脑的人flighty飞行的,飞行,飞扬跋扈,飘逸flip抛出,抛物线,抛掷,抛物flippant轻描淡写,轻描淡写的,轻率的,轻率gay男同性恋者,男同性恋,同同性恋,同同性恋者giddy晕乎乎的,晕眩,晕头转向,晕乎乎harebrained胡思乱想,胡思乱想的人,胡思乱想的,胡思乱想的家伙idle闲置,闲置的,空闲,闲散的ill-considered考虑不周,考虑不周的,考虑不周全,粗心大意juvenile少年,少年犯,青少年,少年儿童light光,光线,光明,光照light-minded淡然的,淡然,淡定的,淡定minor未成年,小型,小型的,未成年人niggling棘手的问题,微不足道的,琐碎的,微不足道nonserious不严肃的,不严重的,不严肃,非严肃的not serious不严重,不认真,不算严重,不严重的paltry微不足道,微不足道的,渺小,渺小的peripheral外围,周边,外周,外围的playful俏皮的,俏皮,好玩的,俏皮可爱puerile稚嫩的,稚嫩,稚气,稚气未脱scatterbrained糊涂虫,糊涂蛋,糊涂的人,糊涂鬼shallow浅滩,浅谈,浅水,浅显的sportive运动型,运动型的,运动性,运动性的superficial表面上的,表面的,表面上,表面tongue-in-cheek嘲讽,嘲弄,嘲讽的,舌战群儒unimportant不重要,不重要的,不要紧,不关痛痒unprofound未被发现的,未找到的,未被发现,未发现的volatile挥发性,波动,挥发性的,波动性whimsical奇思妙想,异想天开,奇思妙想的,异想天开的

Examples

  • Yet space, to many, feels more frivolous, and thus gets hit harder by critics.

  • The lawyers for the Sandy Hook relatives have asked the judge in the case to rule that the proposed deposition of Clinton would be “unnecessary and frivolous.”

  • These days, AC is starting to sound like a less frivolous choice.

  • At its core, Cusack’s argument is that prosecutor-less prosecutions erode one of the major safeguards that protects people — often but not exclusively homeless people — against frivolous criminal cases.

  • During those interviews, the two brothers flitted between frivolous family chatter and serious discussion of coronavirus policy.

  • In Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen defends the novel against critics who dismiss it as frivolous and feminine.

  • The 1996 filing (which you can check out here) was, naturally, as silly and frivolous as the boycott push that came before it.

  • Mizell called the Justice Department “arrogant” for bringing this frivolous case to the court.

  • “This is silly in its context but serious in its purpose, it is not frivolous,” Pelosi says.

  • Blogging is a lifestyle agenda that can pay the bills, it becomes a serious business of frivolous things.

  • Many denounce the system of morning calls as silly, frivolous, and a waste of time.

  • Romarino paid a little court to her in his frivolous way; but she did not observe it, or, at all events, took no notice of it.

  • If the invention be frivolous or pernicious, the inventor cannot secure for it legal protection.

  • I am going to be frivolous, coquette, and imagine myself a girl of the old Southern Set, when there were no new people.

  • Scarcely anything has been written against the French Academy, except frivolous and insipid pleasantries.