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trivialness

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

小事,微不足道,小事一桩,琐事

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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

  • Indeed what's most depressing about Ngai's terms is their smallness, their triviality.

  • But, as I argued in yesterday's Daily Beast, its very triviality could make it matter as art.

  • "La, but you are an audacious creature," said Sonia, and the triviality of the remark sent Edith into wild laughter.

  • Nino looked into the pale, kind face, from which every trace of triviality had been washed by the warm water and the tears.

  • Behind the triviality on which men fasten with amazement as the governing factor in events there lies an inscrutable purpose.

  • The triviality, the emptiness of his existence outside of the walls of the mill made her heart beat with pure pity.

  • It made Miriam bitter to think that he should throw away his soul for this flippant traffic of triviality with Clara.