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trifle

/ˈtrʌɪf(ə)l

noun

1A thing of little value or importance: we needn’t trouble the headmaster over such trifles...

It appears that you have finally realized the importance of trifles, but you have not yet learned what to do with them.
Today's scripted trifles are the most important trivia of his life.
At times the whole world seems to be in conspiracy to importune you with emphatic trifles.

Synonyms

unimportant thing/matter, trivial thing/matter, triviality, thing/matter of no consequence, thing/matter of no importance, bagatelle, inessential, nothing;

technicality;

(trifles) trivia, minutiae

bauble, trinket, knick-knack, gimcrack, gewgaw, toy

informal whatnot

British informal doodah

1.1 [in singular] A small amount of something: the thousand yen he’d paid seemed the merest trifle...

It seems 100 million won is a trifle as the value system of money is shaken and the social function of money is faltering in the raging Lotto syndrome.
The £2.50 or so I try and save is a mere trifle, but I am obsessed by it.
It cost me but a trifle.

Synonyms

very small amount, next to nothing, hardly anything;

pittance

informal peanuts, piddling amount

North American informal chump change

2British A cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream: syllabubs, trifles, and other dishes [mass noun]: bowls of trifle followed...

There were cold meats of every kind, huge bowls of mixed salads, large desserts, trifles, jellies tarts and mince pies, and also some very interesting looking hors d' oeuvres.
Whether it comes as a traditional bowl of fruit and Jersey cream or a rich trifle, vivid ice cream or cool cheesecake, the combination is an unmissable part of the British summer.
Sherry, brandy, and Marsala add flavour and an alcoholic kick to creamy puddings such as trifle, syllabub, cranachan, brose, tiramisu, zabaglione, and egg nog.

verb [no object]

1 (trifle with) Treat without seriousness or respect: he is not a man to be trifled with men who trifle with women’s affections...

But this is too serious a matter to trifle with, and it's too heartfelt an issue.
Important nations are feared, respected, and rarely trifled with.
Genuine low self-esteem is nothing to trifle with.

Synonyms

treat in a cavalier fashion, treat lightly, treat frivolously, treat casually, play ducks and drakes with;

dally with, play with, amuse oneself with, toy with, flirt with, play fast and loose with

informal mess about/around

archaic sport with, wanton with, palter with

2 archaic Talk or act frivolously: we will not trifle—life is too short...

It means the act of dallying, flirting, toying or trifling.
Have they not, as Paul says, become vain in their disputations, always trifling about universals, formalities, connotations, and various other foolish words?
Coffee leads men to trifle away their time.

2.1 [with object] (trifle something away) Waste something, especially time, frivolously: he had trifled away two months at a task which should have taken a week...

God supplied Adam with a suitable stock, but he trifled it away.
And yet we can afford to trifle it away; yea, and to allow ourselves in this, and wilfully to cast off the greatest works of God.
He is trifling it away; but no matter.

Phrases

a trifle

Derivatives

trifler

/ˈtrʌɪf(ə)lə/ noun ...

Our suspicion that his was not a room for triflers was confirmed by the wine list, which had the heft of a big-city phone book.
Once the poets and the sages were held to be pleasing triflers, fit for hours of relaxation in the lulls of war.
You are not the callous trifler you pretend to be.

Origin

Middle English (also denoting an idle story told to deceive or amuse): from Old French trufle, by-form of trufe 'deceit', of unknown origin. The verb derives from Old French truffler 'mock, deceive'.

单词	trifle
释义	trifle /ˈtrʌɪf(ə)l / noun 1A thing of little value or importance: we needn’t trouble the headmaster over such trifles... It appears that you have finally realized the importance of trifles, but you have not yet learned what to do with them. Today's scripted trifles are the most important trivia of his life. At times the whole world seems to be in conspiracy to importune you with emphatic trifles. Synonyms unimportant thing/matter, trivial thing/matter, triviality, thing/matter of no consequence, thing/matter of no importance, bagatelle, inessential, nothing; technicality; (trifles) trivia, minutiae bauble, trinket, knick-knack, gimcrack, gewgaw, toy informal whatnot British informal doodah 1.1 [in singular] A small amount of something: the thousand yen he’d paid seemed the merest trifle... It seems 100 million won is a trifle as the value system of money is shaken and the social function of money is faltering in the raging Lotto syndrome. The £2.50 or so I try and save is a mere trifle, but I am obsessed by it. It cost me but a trifle. Synonyms very small amount, next to nothing, hardly anything; pittance informal peanuts, piddling amount North American informal chump change 2British A cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream: syllabubs, trifles, and other dishes [mass noun]: bowls of trifle followed... There were cold meats of every kind, huge bowls of mixed salads, large desserts, trifles, jellies tarts and mince pies, and also some very interesting looking hors d' oeuvres. Whether it comes as a traditional bowl of fruit and Jersey cream or a rich trifle, vivid ice cream or cool cheesecake, the combination is an unmissable part of the British summer. Sherry, brandy, and Marsala add flavour and an alcoholic kick to creamy puddings such as trifle, syllabub, cranachan, brose, tiramisu, zabaglione, and egg nog. verb [no object] 1 (trifle with) Treat without seriousness or respect: he is not a man to be trifled with men who trifle with women’s affections... But this is too serious a matter to trifle with, and it's too heartfelt an issue. Important nations are feared, respected, and rarely trifled with. Genuine low self-esteem is nothing to trifle with. Synonyms treat in a cavalier fashion, treat lightly, treat frivolously, treat casually, play ducks and drakes with; dally with, play with, amuse oneself with, toy with, flirt with, play fast and loose with informal mess about/around archaic sport with, wanton with, palter with 2 archaic Talk or act frivolously: we will not trifle—life is too short... It means the act of dallying, flirting, toying or trifling. Have they not, as Paul says, become vain in their disputations, always trifling about universals, formalities, connotations, and various other foolish words? Coffee leads men to trifle away their time. 2.1 [with object] (trifle something away) Waste something, especially time, frivolously: he had trifled away two months at a task which should have taken a week... God supplied Adam with a suitable stock, but he trifled it away. And yet we can afford to trifle it away; yea, and to allow ourselves in this, and wilfully to cast off the greatest works of God. He is trifling it away; but no matter. Phrases a trifle Derivatives trifler /ˈtrʌɪf(ə)lə/ noun ... Our suspicion that his was not a room for triflers was confirmed by the wine list, which had the heft of a big-city phone book. Once the poets and the sages were held to be pleasing triflers, fit for hours of relaxation in the lulls of war. You are not the callous trifler you pretend to be. Origin Middle English (also denoting an idle story told to deceive or amuse): from Old French trufle, by-form of trufe 'deceit', of unknown origin. The verb derives from Old French truffler 'mock, deceive'. Rhymes Eiffel, rifle, stifle
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trifle

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trifler

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