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. 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. 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. 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 Oppositefrivolous |
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