| 单词 | frivolous |
| 释义 | frivolous (once / 783 pages) adj Frivolous things are silly or unnecessary. If something is frivolous, then you don't need it. Frivolous things are goofy, useless, or just plain dumb. The word is often used to describe lawsuits. A frivolous lawsuit has no value and will be a waste of the court's time, like someone suing McDonald's for making the coffee too hot (which actually happened). If someone is frivolous, that person shouldn't be taken seriously because he's always fooling around and never gets anything done. Frivolous is pretty much the opposite of essential. WORD FAMILYfrivolous: frivolity, frivolously, frivolousness+/frivolity: frivolities USAGE EXAMPLESThese culture-war fights touch on some of the deepest political issues of our time, even if the trappings are frivolous. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) All these frivolous high society partygoers are faced with the “nausea, terror and shame” that awaits them. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) It found that the medical provider’s appeal was frivolous under current attorney-fee rules. Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) adj not serious in content or attitude or behavior a frivolous novel a frivolous remark a frivolous young woman Syn|Ant superficial concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, sillylacking seriousness; given to frivolity flighty, flyaway, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrainedguided by whim and fancy flippant, light-mindedshowing inappropriate levity idle, lightsilly or trivial lightintended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound trivialconcerned with trivialities serious concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities earnest, sincere, solemncharacterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions grave, sedate, sober, solemndignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises overseriousexcessively serious realnot to be taken lightly serious-minded, thoughtfulacting with or showing thought and good sense soberingtending to make sober or more serious solidof a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial |
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