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单词 trivial
释义 triv·i·al
I. \ˈtrivēəl\ adjective
Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin trivialis, from trivium + Latin -alis -al; in other senses, from Latin trivialis that may be found everywhere, common, ordinary, trivial, from trivium crossroads, place where three roads meet, from tri- + via way, road — more at via
1. : of or belonging to the trivium
2. : common, ordinary, commonplace
 < the trivial round, the common task — John Keble >
 < trivial pyrite — A.M.Bateman >
— see trivial name 2,3
3.
 a. : of little worth or importance : insignificant, flimsy, minor, slight
  < trivial objections >
  < trivial inconveniences >
  < where a painter discards many trivial points of exactness — C.E.Montague >
  < a trivial act of will — Allen Tate >
  < the capital as well as the trivial sins — Henry Miller >
  < wages from both jobs were trivial, but he also got tips — Leonard Berry >
 b. : concerned with trivialities
  < a trivial young woman — Sinclair Lewis >
  < dissertation need not be dull or trivial — J.M.England >
  < a trivial and badly ordered mind — John Dewey >
4. : specific
 < the species of Quercus are notoriously variable in trivial characters — C.H.Muller >
— see trivial name 1
Synonyms: see petty
II. adjective
: relating to or being the mathematically simplest case ; specifically : characterized by having all variables equal to zero
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