triviality

英 [ˌtrɪviˈæləti]

美 [ˌtrɪviˈæləti]

n.  琐事; 小事; 微不足道; 琐碎; 无足轻重

复数：trivialities　

BNC.22970 / COCA.27515

牛津词典

noun

• 琐事；小事
  a matter that is not important
  1. I don't want to waste time on trivialities.
     我不想把时间浪费在一些琐碎小事上。
• 微不足道；琐碎；无足轻重
  the state of being unimportant or dealing with unimportant things
  1. His speech was one of great triviality.
     他的讲话根本无足轻重。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 琐事;小事
  If you refer to something as atriviality, you think that it is unimportant and not serious.
  1. He accused me of making a great fuss about trivialities...
     他指责我为丁点琐事大惊小怪。
  2. Interviews with politicians were juxtaposed with news items of quite astonishing triviality.
     对政治家的访谈与内容相当耸动的八卦新闻放在同一个版面。

英英释义

noun

• something of small importance
  Synonym:triviatriflesmall beer
• the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
  Synonym:pettinessslightnesspuniness
• a detail that is considered insignificant
  Synonym:technicalitytrifle

双语例句

• The reason all hell always breaks out over biscuits is not in spite of their triviality, but because of it.
  人们之总是在饼干的问题上怨声连连，不在于它事小，而是它本身。
• In each case the scenes set in ye olde days are much more dramatic than those set in the present, which suggests that the film-makers are embarrassed by the triviality of modern life.
  那些古老时光的场景总比现代场景处理的更引人注目，这也表明了制片人对于现代生活的平凡无奇感到尴尬。
• The prison sentence seemed rather harsh, considering the triviality of the offence.
  考虑到罪行的一般性，宣判入狱似乎偏重。
• That` s because it involves so much triviality and responsibility, even troubles.
  因为，它（婚姻）包含了很多琐事、责任甚至麻烦。
• When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. Your work is just going to be mundane triviality.
  处理（剩下的）琐碎事项当我们胡扯琐碎的事情时，我们自己就变得琐碎，因为我们的注意力甘于琐碎。
• She knew now the triviality of those passions which art paints so much larger than life.
  她现在知道了，情感的碎屑在艺术中涂抹得比在生活中多得多。
• He achieved extraordinary successes at an ordinary post. Your work is just going to be mundane triviality.
  他在平凡的工作岗位上作出了突出的成绩。
• It tends to emphasize the notion of human understanding, high-mindedness, detachment from life, absence of pettiness or triviality or vulgarity.
  这种观念注重人类的了解，崇高的意志，脱离俗尘的态度，以及琐碎、无聊、或下流的消灭。
• As in every case, speculative identity is not the above-mentioned triviality of an implicit identity of subject and object.
  无论何处，思辨的统一，决不是刚才所说的那种肤浅的主体和客体的潜在的同一。
• Interviews with politicians were juxtaposed with news items of quite astonishing triviality.
  对政治家的访谈与内容相当耸动的八卦新闻放在同一个版面。