adj. 瑣碎的,無價值的;平常的,平凡的;不重要的;[生]種的;
?? vi,via,voy =way, 表示”道路”#詞根助記:tri三+vi+al→三條路→沒有一個目標→瑣碎的
"I know it sounds trivial , but I'm worried about it."
我知道這事聽起來微不足道,但我還是放心不下。
近義:idle, immaterial, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, ineffective
反義:noteworthy, outstanding, overreaching, prominent, remarkable, striking
n. 方面;面貌;方位,方向;形勢;
?? a加強意義+spect看→看的東西→外表,容貌
"I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem."
我想簡單地談一下這個問題的另一方面.
近義:appearance, image, area, look, looks, mien
adv. 稍微,有點;相當,頗;寧愿;相反地;
int. 當然啦,怎么不;
?? 她的(her)老鼠(rat) 相當肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的話,我寧愿今晚出去.
近義:heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
n. 事件;(討論、考慮等的)問題;重要性;物質;
vi. 要緊,重要;化膿;有重大影響;有重要性;
"Now we come to the crux of the matter ."
現在我們來談問題的癥結。
近義:import, signify, weigh, count, amount, issue