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trivialities

/triv-ee-al-i-tee/US // ˌtrɪv iˈæl ɪ ti //UK // (ˌtrɪvɪˈælɪtɪ) //

小事一桩,小事,琐事,琐碎的事情

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural triv·i·al·i·ties.

    • : something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.
    • : Also tri·vi·al·ness [triv-ee-uhl-nis]. /ˈtrɪv i əl nɪs/. trivial quality or character.

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Examples

  • The rest of the candidates said whatever trivialities popped into their heads.

  • Columnists and talk show hosts who obsess over trivialities such as Weinergate should be called out by their peers.

  • He simpered awhile and toyed with trivialities of speech before he gave utterance to the matter that absorbed him.

  • He does not say cryptic things or babble trivialities in the name of the mighty Dead—the mighty Damned or the mighty Blest.

  • An hour passed silently, except for the trivialities of speech accompanying the proffered food.

  • Why does he affront me with the fancy that I interest Myself in trivialities—like men and microbes?

  • In literature as in all else man merits his subjection to trivialities by a kind of economical greed.