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

• So, you too have it here, your various temples and all the puja and worship and all that triviality; all that is really nonsense.
  而且，你们这儿也有，你们各种各样的寺庙，所有的礼拜仪式，崇拜和所有那些琐事，所有这些都是地地道道的愚蠢行为。
• 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。
• One cannot criticize the book on the grounds of triviality.
  我们不能根据微末瑕疵来批评这本书。
• 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。
• David Ray Griffin affirms that there is genuine evil in the world, which is "discord" and "triviality".
  格里芬肯定世界中存在着真正的恶，恶是不和谐和琐屑。
• Triteness or triviality of style.
  陈腐或者琐碎的风格。
• He accused me of making a great fuss about trivialities
  他指责我为丁点琐事大惊小怪。
• 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。
• I had quite a long struggle with it and have come to see the triviality of ideals.
  我曾与它做过漫长的斗争，已经看到了理想的琐碎。
• Consequently, in Wang An'yi's novels, the triviality of the daily life is always her chief concern, whether it is the narration of history or the description of Shanghai and the countryside.
  因而，在王安忆的小说中，无论是对历史的叙述还是对上海以及乡村的描摹，凡俗人生的琐细的日常生活一直是她津津乐道的内容。