| 词汇 | frivolously |
| 释义 | frivolously adverb uk /ˈfrɪv.əl.əs.li/ us /ˈfrɪv.əl.əs.li/ in a silly way that does not take something seriously: 愚蠢轻浮地，不严肃地 "We didn't make this decision frivolously," she said.她说：“我们不是轻率地做出的这个决定。” Many of us have a tendency to spend money frivolously. See frivolous They looked the ideal couple - frivolously glamorous and very beautiful. She was pleased that he was able to talk so frivolously. It’s pretty easy just to read frivolously, like you can watch TV frivolously. Not showing careful thought airily airiness airy bang something out bash bash something out frivolous ill-conceived incaution incautious incautiously off the cuffidiom pat preconceived shallow shallowly shallowness shoot from the hipidiom unreflective unthinking Examples of frivolouslyfrivolously Only when she hears his 'sincere' voice used frivolously can she comprehend that she was deceived. According to my informants, anyone might use these oaths "freely and even frivolously" without incurring any legal penalty whatsoever. We have no right frivolously to dispose of the confidence which thousands of people have reposed in us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That very important measure was scuppered in the other place, quite frankly frivolously and disgracefully. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was not saying the comptroller used his powers wrongly or frivolously. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the sum total of what people do—whether they stay in or whether they go out and spend frivolously, or on consumer durables. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder—somewhat frivolously perhaps—about the expression, "persons to act as organists and choir masters (by whatever name called)". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he accept, finally, that there may be adequate cause for awarding costs out of public funds in certain cases that are brought frivolously? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must maintain popular support for the process, and not frivolously turn support into cynicism and scepticism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not susceptible of being used frivolously. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not raising the matter frivolously or for any small advantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We did not make our decision frivolously; we went into the matter in great detail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But there have been cases of membership being withdrawn almost frivolously. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Far from being of real help to our allies, what they are proposing is frivolously raising their expectations without providing the means to fulfil them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not take it frivolously in any sense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of frivolously 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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