单词	frivolously
释义	frivolousfriv‧o‧lous /ˈfrɪvələs/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINfrivolous Origin: 1400-1500 Latin frivolus Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES It could hardly be said that Mrs. Bush had led a frivolous or unproductive life. Work time is too valuable to waste on frivolous games. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But amassing wealth did not turn Maria into a frivolous woman; she started the family vocation of caregiving. 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. She seemed to have a proper regard for the frivolous things in life. 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? Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► lawsuit · And if that was not outrageous enough, Carter filed a frivolous lawsuit against his own victim, which was promptly dismissed. 1not serious or sensible, especially in a way that is not suitable for a particular occasion:  The court discourages frivolous lawsuits.2a frivolous person likes having fun rather than doing serious or sensible things – used to show disapproval OPP  serious—frivolously adverb
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