frivolities

英 [frɪˈvɒlɪtiz]

美 [frəˈvɑlətiz]

n.  愚蠢的行为; 可笑的表现; 轻浮的举止
frivolity的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 轻浮的行为;无聊的活动
  If you refer to an activity as afrivolity, you think that it is amusing and rather silly, rather than serious and sensible.
  1. There is a serious message at the core of all this frivolity...
     在所有这些闹腾的核心传递着一个严肃的信息。
  2. He was one of my most able pupils, but far too easily distracted by frivolities.
     他是我最有才华的学生之一，只是太容易被一些无聊的事分心。

双语例句

• People enjoy a few frivolities during their holidays.
  人们在假期里轻松地娱乐一番。
• No one could spare the time for such frivolities.
  没人有闲功夫去搞这些无聊的玩意儿。
• He was one of my most able pupils, but far too easily distracted by frivolities.
  他是我最有才华的学生之一，只是太容易被一些无聊的事分心。
• Don't waste your money on such frivolities.
  不要把你的钱浪费在这种无聊的事上。
• Christians must seek their delights in a higher sphere than the insipid frivolities or sinful enjoyments of the world.
  基督徒必须寻求更高层次的快乐，超越这属世的罪恶享乐。
• He wondered a little that she did not enter into these frivolities with his own zest.
  但是他心里有些纳闷，不知道为什么她对他的嬉闹缺乏热情。
• I'm far too busy to waste time on frivolities like going to the cinema.
  我非常忙，司不会把时间浪费在如看电影之类的无聊事情上。
• I can't waste time on such frivolities.
  我不能把时间浪费在这种无聊的活动上。
• E.g.: I have no time for such frivolities as parties.
  我没时间去赴宴或参加诸如此类的无聊活动。
• One doesn't expect a serious political to be full of frivolities.
  大家都没意料到严肃的政治演说充满了玩世不恭。