frivolous

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friv·o·lous /ˈfrɪvələs/ adjectiveadj

1 JOKING/NOT SERIOUSnot serious or sensible, especially in a way that is not suitable for a particular occasion 不严肃的，草率的

The court discourages frivolous lawsuits.

法院不鼓励随意上诉。

2. JOKING/NOT SERIOUSa frivolous person likes having fun rather than doing serious or sensible things – used to show disapproval 〔人〕轻浮的〔含贬义〕 OPP serious

—frivolously adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

frivolous• Our stuff may be any combination of old and new, used or unused, practical, sentimental or frivolous.• Perhaps the characters are arbitrary and the ancestral female's choice was frivolous.• To be thinking about partying was downright frivolous!• Would some parents choose schools with the fanciest athletic facilities or the most frivolous courses and waste taxpayers' money?• Work time is too valuable to waste on frivolous games.• It could hardly be said that Mrs. Bush had led a frivolous or unproductive life.• She seemed to have a proper regard for the frivolous things in life.• But amassing wealth did not turn Maria into a frivolous woman; she started the family vocation of caregiving.

Origin frivolous

(1400-1500) Latin frivolus

friv·o·lous adjectiveadj

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