trivial
英 [ˈtrɪviəl]
美 [ˈtrɪviəl]
adj. 不重要的; 琐碎的; 微不足道的
Collins.1 / BNC.5940 / COCA.8180
同义词辨析
pettyminorsmalltrivial【导航词义：小的，不重要的】
pettyadj. 小的，不重要的
〔辨析〕
指问题、细节等琐碎的。
〔例证〕
They used to quarrel over petty things.
他们过去常为小事争吵。
Have these petty restrictions worked?
这些小限制发挥作用了吗？
他们过去常为小事争吵。
Have these petty restrictions worked?
这些小限制发挥作用了吗？
minoradj. 小的，不很重要的
〔辨析〕
尤指比起其他事物来较小或不是很重要、很严重的。
〔例证〕
There is a minor road in front of us.
我们前面有一条小路。
He played a minor role in the policy-making process.
他在制定政策的过程中发挥了很小的作用。
She had a minor operation.
她做了一个小手术。
我们前面有一条小路。
He played a minor role in the policy-making process.
他在制定政策的过程中发挥了很小的作用。
She had a minor operation.
她做了一个小手术。
smalladj. 小的，不重要的
〔辨析〕
指尺寸或数量小的，也指工作、问题、错误等不重要的或影响不大的。
〔例证〕
This pair of jeans was too small for him.
这条牛仔裤他穿太小了。
He only got a small amount of money after retirement.
退休之后他只拿到了一小笔钱。
According to the schedule, we have to make a few small changes.
根据日程安排，我们需要作些小小的变动。
这条牛仔裤他穿太小了。
He only got a small amount of money after retirement.
退休之后他只拿到了一小笔钱。
According to the schedule, we have to make a few small changes.
根据日程安排，我们需要作些小小的变动。
trivialadj. 微不足道的
〔辨析〕
指不重要、不严重或没有什么价值的。
〔例证〕
Don't get upset about trivial matters.
不要为琐事烦恼。
They were fighting over a trivial sum of money.
他们在为一笔数额极小的钱而打架。
不要为琐事烦恼。
They were fighting over a trivial sum of money.
他们在为一笔数额极小的钱而打架。
牛津词典
adj.
- 不重要的；琐碎的；微不足道的
not important or serious; not worth considering- a trivial detail
细枝末节 - I know it sounds trivial , but I'm worried about it.
我知道这事听起来微不足道，但我还是放心不下。 - I'll try to fix it ─ but it's not trivial (= it may be difficult to fix) .
我要设法修好，不过也不是轻易就能修好的。
- a trivial detail
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 琐碎的;不重要的;微不足道的
If you describe something astrivial, you think that it is unimportant and not serious.- The director tried to wave aside these issues as trivial details that could be settled later...
主管试图对这些问题置之不理，认为都是些细枝末节的小事，可以稍后解决。 - I don't like to visit the doctor just for something trivial.
我不喜欢为一点小毛病就去看医生。
- The director tried to wave aside these issues as trivial details that could be settled later...
英英释义
adj
- (informal) small and of little importance
- a fiddling sum of money
- a footling gesture
- our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
- a little (or small) matter
- a dispute over niggling details
- limited to petty enterprises
- piffling efforts
- giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
- concerned with trivialities
- a trivial young woman
- a trivial mind
- of little substance or significance
- a few superficial editorial changes
- only trivial objections
双语例句
- I had been lulled into thinking the publicity would be a trivial matter
我错误地相信了媒体的报道只是小事一桩。 - She's a very trivial person.
她是个十分轻浮的人。 - He quit his job, because he is tired of the endless trivial matters every day.
他辞职了，因为他厌倦了每天无休止的琐事。 - This is not trivial;
这不是小事； - Cool down; there's no need to lose your temper over such a trivial matter.
冷静些，没必要为区区小事发脾气。 - In fact, the things you are fairly trivial, in fact you are still very lucky.
其实你的事情还算是小事，其实你还是很幸运的。 - It's useless to fire away with such trivial details.
喋喋不休地谈这些琐碎细节是无用的。 - It is said that people often trivial bickering, thus losing the most important things.
这是说，人们通常为小事争吵不休，从而失去了最重要的东西。 - I have spent much of my time on the trivial matter.
我将我大部分的时间花在了琐碎的事上。 - He often dissipated his energies in trivial matters.
他常在无关紧要的小事上浪费精力。