trivia

英 [ˈtrɪviə]

美 [ˈtrɪviə]

n.  琐事; 细枝末节; (智力测验比赛用的)各种科目的知识

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.19325 / COCA.13495

牛津词典

noun

• 琐事；细枝末节
  unimportant matters, details or information
  1. We spent the whole evening discussing domestic trivia.
     我们整个晚上谈论家庭琐事。
• （智力测验比赛用的）各种科目的知识
  facts about many subjects that are used in a game to test people's knowledge
  1. a trivia quiz
     知识面宽的问答比赛

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 琐事；花边消息
  Triviais unimportant facts or details that are considered to be amusing rather than serious or useful.
  1. The two men chatted about such trivia as their favourite kinds of fast food...
     这两个男人闲聊了些诸如彼此最喜欢的快餐这样的琐事。
  2. The newspaper is now weighted in favour of trivia.
     这份报纸如今倾向于报道一些花边消息。
• ADJ (游戏或竞赛)益智问答的
  Atriviagame or competition is one where the competitors are asked questions about interesting but unimportant facts in many subjects.
  1. ...a pub trivia game.
     酒馆知识问答游戏

英英释义

noun

• something of small importance
  Synonym:trivialitytriflesmall beer

双语例句

• But the interesting part was a separate experiment in which the trivia was saved in generically named folders such as Facts, Data and Info.
  但有趣的部分是一个单独实验，实验中信息被存储于笼统命名的文件夹里，比如事实、数据和信息。
• You can discover the neglected life trivia in walking.
  在行走中发现平时忽略的生活细节；
• Here's a bit of trivia for you: What was Veterans Day originally called?
  有个小问题要考考你：老兵纪念日最初叫什么？
• The author is clever at elucidating such grand themes like society and life through meaningful trivia.
  作考擅长攫取具有典型意义的生活琐事，藉以阐发社会和人生的宏大主题。
• You will find it easier to sort out all the trivia that comes your way.
  你会发现分类处理你每天面临的琐事将变得很容易。
• Other times, the announcer will pose a baseball trivia question.
  其他时候，广播员就构成了棒球鸡毛蒜皮的问题。
• She has an encyclopaedic knowledge of pop trivia.
  她对流行音乐的细微末节无所不知。
• The two men chatted about such trivia as their favourite kinds of fast food
  这两个男人闲聊了些诸如彼此最喜欢的快餐这样的琐事。
• We don't want to overwhelm with trivia; but to some degree of useful division of time and resources.
  我们不想被琐事压垮；但在某种程度上应该擅于把时间和资源划分成小块。
• Their quarrels about the trivia are always interminable.
  他们对琐事的争吵总是没完没了。