trivial

英['trɪviəl] 美['trɪviəl]
  • adj. 不重要的;琐碎的
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    adj. (形容词)
    1. <古>普通的,平凡的,平常的,通俗的
    2. 琐细的,琐碎的
    3. 不重要的,无价值的,微不足道的,无足挂齿的
    4. 浅薄的
    5. 无能的
    6. 轻浮的
    7. 轻微的
    8. 【生】种的
    9. 简单的, 不难的
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 琐碎的,没有价值的,没有意义的 of little worth or importance

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. (informal) small and of little importance;

    "a fiddling sum of money"
    "a footling gesture"
    "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"
    "a little (or small) matter"
    "a dispute over niggling details"
    "limited to petty enterprises"
    "piffling efforts"
    "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

  2. of little substance or significance;

    "a few superficial editorial changes"
    "only trivial objections"

  3. concerned with trivialities;

    "a trivial young woman"
    "a trivial mind"

1. This may sound trivial, but I assure you it is quite important!
这听上去也许微不足道,但是,相信我,它十分重要!

来自柯林斯例句

2. My mind attempted to calm itself by fastening on this trivial detail.
我尝试将注意力集中在这个小细节上以让自己平静下来。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I know it sounds trivial , but I'm worried about it.
我知道这事听起来微不足道,但我还是放心不下。

来自《权威词典》

4. There are a few trivial slips in this lesson.
在这篇课文中有几个小错误.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. She works herself up about the most trivial things.
她为了最琐碎的事也会使自己激动起来.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. It's a trivial matter and not worth fighting about.
      区区小事不值得争吵。
    2. He could remember every trivial incident in great detail.
      他能把每件小事的细节都记得很清楚。
    3. I object to being jumped upon for trivial matter like this.
      我讨厌因这种小事而受人责备。
    4. Don't be angry over such trivial matters.
      别为这些琐事生气。
    5. It's strange that he should have lost his temper for such trivial things as that.
      真奇怪,他竟然为这么小的事情发脾气。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语 ~+ n.
    1. Don't get impatient about trivial thing like that.
      不要为那种琐事烦躁。
    2. I don't like to argue with him on such trivial points.
      我不喜欢在这类无关紧要的问题上和他辩论。
    3. There are a few trivial slips in this lesson.
      在这篇课文中有几个小错误。
petty,trivial
  • 这两个形容词均含“琐细的,不重要的”之意。
  • petty指在同类中是最小最微不足道的人或事物。
  • trivial指无特别价值或重要意义的普通小事。