单词 | trifle |
释义 | Word Frequency trifle(ˈtraɪfəl) noun 1. a thing of little or no value or significance 2. a small amount; bit a trifle more enthusiasm 3. British a cold dessert made with sponge cake spread with jam or fruit, soaked in wine or sherry, covered with a custard sauce and cream, and decorated 4. a type of pewter of medium hardness 5. articles made from this pewter verb 6. (intransitive; usually foll by with) to deal (with) as if worthless; dally to trifle with a person's affections 7. to waste (time) frivolously Derived forms trifler (ˈtrifler) noun Word origin C13: from Old French trufle mockery, from trufler to cheat |
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