释义 |
trifle /trīˈfl/ noun- Anything of little importance or value
- A small amount
- A dessert of sponge cake soaked with sherry and covered with jam or fruit, topped with custard and whipped cream
- A kind of pewter or articles made from it
intransitive verb- (often with with) to occupy oneself desultorily
- To play, toy, amuse oneself
- To behave without seriousness or respect
- To meddle irresponsibly
transitive verb- To spend, pass or waste (esp time) idly
- To render trivial in comparison (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: OFr trufle mockery, deception triˈfler noun triˈfling adjective - Of small value, importance, or amount
- Trivial
triˈflingly adverb triˈflingness noun a trifle Slightly |