| 词汇 | frivolity |
| 释义 | frivolity noun[ C or U ] uk /frɪˈvɒl.ə.ti/ us /frɪˈvɑː.lə.t̬i/ behaviour that is silly and not serious, or things that are silly and not important: 愚蠢轻率所为；无关痛痒的事物 You shouldn't treat such a serious subject with frivolity.对待如此严肃的话题不能敷衍轻视。 I'm far too busy to waste time on frivolities like going to the cinema.我忙得不可开交，不会把时间浪费在看电影之类无聊的事上。 Not showing careful thought airily airiness airy bang something out bash bash something out frivolously ill-conceived incaution incautious incautiously off the cuffidiom pat preconceived shallow shallowly shallowness shoot from the hipidiom unreflective unthinking frivolity | American Dictionaryfrivolity noun[ C/U ] us/frɪˈvɑl·ɪ·t̬i/ foolish behavior, or something silly or unimportant: [ U ]You shouldn’t treat such a serious subject with frivolity. Examples of frivolityfrivolity Ceasing to employ various service groups-for instance at weddings-would inculcate habits of frugality and remove religious impurity, frivolity and vulgarity. These did not have to be traitors, simply those who imperilled the nation by frivolity, carelessness or a lack of patriotic commitment. Cosmetic neurology, by contrast, does not face the frivolity concern, at least not directly. Its members were highly critical of ritualistic worship, frivolity and social amusements, instead promoting simplicity in worship and lifestyle and seclusion from worldly pursuits. Yet this oxymoron - "the consecration of the frivolous" - remains suggestive; it intimates that frivolity contains charismatic energies capable of organizing and legitimating a lifestyle. The very frivolity of such practices is important: their unproductive nature is, in fact, exactly what is gentlemanly about them. It was a mark of frivolity, unworthy of serious aesthetic, let alone a vehicle of serious social reflection. We sense that the mediation between, on the one hand, external discipline and respectability, and inner frivolity on the other, is of a precarious nature. As such, it necessarily appeared to the hadith folk as frivolity, a reprehensible distraction from the performance of universal religious duties. However, fashion attracted him in the first place because it was associated with frivolity, fleeting fads, expense, and meaninglessness. Fringe, in all its excess and frivolity, makes all kinds of edges available, interesting, approachable, and tactilely inviting. Cheyne knew something was needed to grab the public's attention once more, and fast; perhaps 'amusement' and 'frivolity' were exactly what was necessary. This was attributed to frivolity because those people didn't believe in any phylloxera danger, or it was attributed to spite, especially to take revenge on the government agencies. Overworking, inducing overtiredness, can be as dangerous as too much frivolity, or too much gambling, too much of going to the "flicks," and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that my own frivolity will be divined as having a serious purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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