| 单词 | trifling |
| 释义 | trifling (once / 514 pages) 1adj 2n If something is trifling it's really unimportant, of no consequence — "a trifling detail." Everything is relative, of course, and what might appear trifling to one person may take on deep importance for another. Clues are classically trifling things. As Sherlock Holmes explains to Dr. Watson when faced with a seemingly minor detail: "It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles." WORD FAMILYtrifling: triflingly, triflings+/trifle: trifled, trifler, trifles, trifling/trifler: triflers USAGE EXAMPLESIt can also leave us vulnerable to a world of trifling slights. The New Yorker(Nov 24, 2016) If both spouses are trifling when it comes to finances, choose the less trifling person. Washington Post(Oct 04, 2016) Acting that is merely serviceable saps zest from a second, sci-fi-flavored plotline, and a third registers as dull and trifling in its critical early moments. Washington Post(Sep 19, 2016) 1 adj not worth considering 2a trifling matter Syn negligible, paltry worthless lacking in usefulness or value n the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working Syn|Hyper dalliance, dawdling delay, holdup the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time |
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