Frivolous
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 轻薄的, 轻佻的
- ［英］ adj. 轻薄的, 轻佻的 ( not properly serious or sensible)
- ［类］ frivolous : gravity / brash : discretion ( 轻佻的不严肃 / 仓促的不谨慎)
- ［记］ friv ( 愚蠢) +olous -> 愚蠢的 -> 轻佻的
- ［同］ 派生词: frivolity n. 轻浮
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Middle English, from Latin frivolus
- Date: 15th century
- 1.
- a. of little weight or importance
- b. having no sound basis (as in fact or law) <a frivolous lawsuit>
- 2.
- a. lacking in seriousness
- b. marked by unbecoming levity
- ? frivolously adverb
- ? frivolousness noun
