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词汇 unfrivolous
释义 unfrivolous
adjective
uk /ˌʌnˈfrɪv.əl.əs/ us /ˌʌnˈfrɪv.əl.əs/

unfrivolousadjective (SERIOUS)


behaving in a way that is serious and not silly:
She has an unfrivolous approach to fame.
She was a charming, sensible girl, and very unfrivolous.
His parents were thrifty and unfrivolous.
He came from an unfrivolous background, where people wanted to improve themselves.
She was well brought up and unfrivolous in her tastes.
They remained courteous and unfrivolous at all times.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Paying attention and being careful
attention span
attentiveness
baby
be good, and if you can't be good, be carefulidiom
be on (your) guardidiom
egg
flow
follow/steer/take the middle course/way/pathidiom
get religionidiom
guard
hang
hang on/upon something
prudently
religion
revolve
revolve around someone/something
safety
safety firstidiom
sit
the/a glare of somethingidiom

unfrivolousadjective (PLAIN)


plain and with no silly or unnecessary features:
She wore flat, sensible, unfrivolous shoes.
The best bike on the track was fast, loud, and totally unfrivolous, a mercilessly effective speed machine.
Her long skirt was plain and unfrivolous.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Plain and ordinary
as it comesidiom
austere
austerely
austerity
average Joe
homespun
homey
humble
humdrum
middle-of-the-road
something/nothing to shout aboutidiom
sparely
spartan
stale
starkly
unostentatious
unostentatiously
unpainted
unremarkable
unremarkably

unfrivolousadjective (LAW)


law specialized
An unfrivolous claim is based on fact or good reasons, or relates to something that is important, so that it is worth taking to court because it is likely to succeed:
Occasionally, an unfrivolous claim of citizenship may be tried by a court.
The issue became unfrivolous, so we took it to court.
If a worker has an unfrivolous claim of eligibility, he should be able to get a work permit.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Paying attention and being careful
attention span
attentiveness
baby
be good, and if you can't be good, be carefulidiom
be on (your) guardidiom
egg
flow
follow/steer/take the middle course/way/pathidiom
get religionidiom
guard
hang
hang on/upon something
prudently
religion
revolve
revolve around someone/something
safety
safety firstidiom
sit
the/a glare of somethingidiom

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