Frivolous
[ 'fr?v?l?s ]
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adj. 無價值的，毫無意義的;輕率的，輕易;不務(wù)正業(yè)的;孩子氣的;
?? 詞根助記
frivol浪費，糟蹋 + ous ...的 → adj.輕佻的, 瑣碎的, 妄動的，無謂,無價值的,毫無意義的
?? 例句
It's frivolous misuse of time, I confess.
我承認(rèn)，這有點無謂浪費時間。
She has a frivolous nature and won' t take anything seriously.
她生性輕浮,什么事情都不肯認(rèn)真對待。
That is not a frivolous answer, but a serious one.
這不是輕率的而是嚴(yán)肅的回答。
The nation could not afford frivolous and lavish promises.
國家不能輕易和過分地許諾。
avoid frivolous conversation
避免輕浮的談話
?? 聯(lián)想助記
【記】諧音“無理維納斯”:對維納斯無理,輕浮的
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?? 牛津釋義
frivolous
adj
1 (of people, their character, etc) not sensible or serious; foolish and light-hearted （指人、 性格等）不明事理的, 不嚴(yán)肅的, 漫不經(jīng)心的, 輕率的, 膚淺的
At 18, he's still rather frivolous and needs to grow up. 他到了18歲仍然很不懂事、 很不成熟.
frivolous comments, objections, criticisms, etc 膚淺的評論、 輕率的反對、 不嚴(yán)肅的批評等.
2 (of activities) silly or wasteful （指活動）無聊的; 浪費的
She thought that reading romantic novels was a frivolous way of spending her time. 她認(rèn)為看浪漫小說是虛度時光.
?? 擴展釋義
*['friv?l?s]a. 輕佻的, 妄動的, 瑣碎的【法】 輕薄的, 輕浮的, 無意義的
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Glad to meet you. What's your name, please?
很高興認(rèn)識你。請問你叫什么名字？
We chose a big one. It is almost as tall as the room.
我們選了一棵大的。它幾乎和房間一樣高。
Several girls stopped and looked in one of the glass-topped tables.
幾個女同學(xué)停下來仔細(xì)看看陳列在一張帶玻璃罩的桌子里的東西。