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

• 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。
• 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。
• The frivolity, frenzy and laughter soon turned into stilted postures and silence as the members of the audience tried to come to terms with what just took place.
  当观众还不知道要如何对应之下，原来的虚浮、狂及笑声很快地就变僵了、默无语。
• You shouldn't treat such a serious subject with frivolity.
  你不该以轻浮的态度来对待那么严肃的正题。
• 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。
• The chief executive of the supermarket chain said the severity of the downturn would change behaviour in the long run, and a generation of consumers would emerge who think frivolity unacceptable and frugality cool.
  他表示，经济衰退的严重程度将从长远改变人们的消费行为，新一代的消费者将产生，他们会认为浪费难以接受，而节俭很酷。
• When the people stimulate each other to frivolity and extravagance, the misfortunes that come with the desiring mind and of the competition to seize things arise.
  如果民众不安分，私欲就会产生，争权夺利的祸患就随之而起了。
• 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。
• An element of frivolity keeps a soul from atrophying.
  轻佻是使灵魂不会萎靡的一个元素之一。
• This window of fun and frivolity is also fabulous time for love affairs and romance.
  这个轻松娱乐的时刻也非常适合爱情和浪漫。