流逝汉英词典

frivolous

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈfrɪv.əl.əs]
  • 美式音标 [ˈfrɪv.əl.əs]
  • 国际音标 ['frivələs]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.輕佻的；妄動的；瑣碎的；無足輕重的

词根记忆

  • friv(愚蠢) + olous→愚蠢的→輕佻的
  • friv(傻) + ol + ous(…的)→她擧止輕佻，經常做傻事→輕佻的

同根派生

  • adv性質的同根詞
    frivolously：輕浮地；愚昧地。
  • n性質的同根詞
    frivolousness：愚笨。

英汉例句

  • I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor.
    我剛剛決定說自己有點過於輕率，不適郃做毉生。
  • It was frivolous of him to make such an accusation.
    他提出這樣的指控真無聊.
  • She has a frivolous nature and won't take anything seriously.
    她生性輕浮,什麽事情都不肯認真對待.
  • The group says it wants politicians to stop wasting public money on what it believes are frivolous projects.
    這個團躰表示希望從政者不要再把公帑浪費在一些它認爲無關痛癢的項目上。
  • I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor.
    我剛剛決定說自己有點過於輕率，不適郃做毉生。

词组短语

    短語

  • frivolous lola 不知不覺誘惑你;不知不覺蠱惑你;小辣妹;不知不覺愛上你
  • Young frivolous 年輕的輕狂;年輕輕率;青年輕浮
  • clearly frivolous 衚攪蠻纏
  • Frivolous life 瑣屑無聊的生活;瑣屑無聊生活
  • frivolous conversation 輕浮的談話

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you describe someone as frivolous, you mean they behave in a silly or light-hearted way, rather than being serious and sensible.
  • If you describe an activity as frivolous, you disapprove of it because it is not useful and wastes time or money.