trivialities

英 [ˌtrɪvɪˈælɪtiz]

美 [ˌtrɪviˈælətiz]

n.  琐事; 小事; 微不足道; 琐碎; 无足轻重
triviality的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 琐事;小事
  If you refer to something as atriviality, you think that it is unimportant and not serious.
  1. He accused me of making a great fuss about trivialities...
     他指责我为丁点琐事大惊小怪。
  2. Interviews with politicians were juxtaposed with news items of quite astonishing triviality.
     对政治家的访谈与内容相当耸动的八卦新闻放在同一个版面。

双语例句

• However, metaphysical pursuits will never cease to exist, as they are expressions of man's needs for transcending the trivialities of life.
  但是，形上追求作为一种本体性冲动是不会停止的，因为它表达的是人的超越需要。
• In order to emphasize the truth of life existing in trivialities, the play adopts episodic structure with digressions rather than works on conflict or climax, and cyclical and symmetrical patterns are also evident.
  为了突出生活的真谛就在于平淡琐事的主题，在结构上没有传统的冲突和高潮，而是采用带有许多离题片段的松散结构，并带对称和循环模式。
• The rectification will deal not with trivialities but with important issues, with the question of political line.
  又不是整那些鸡毛蒜皮，而是整大事，整路线问题。
• Once in the examination hall all such trivialities were forgotten.
  一进考场，所有这样的小事全都忘了。
• By contrast, politicians of Hong Kong are so much involved in trivialities that they often fail to see the wood for the trees.
  不像香港政界人士眼光短浅，纠缠于具体烦事之中，脱身不出来，因而往往是只看树木，不见森林。
• My Opinion about Trivialities in the Currency Department of College Library
  高校图书馆流通部小事之我见
• Such trivialities, such praises of wealth, such conventional expression of morals as sifted through this passive creature's mind, fell upon Carrie and for the while confused her.
  那些浅薄无聊的东西，那种对财富的崇尚，那些传统的道德观念，从不动脑筋的经理太太那里像筛子一样漏了出来，使嘉莉一时头脑糊涂起来。
• Mr Casaubon seemed even unconscious that trivialities existed.
  卡苏朋先生似乎根本不知道世上有浅薄的闲聊。
• Concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities.
  关心的是工作或重要的事情而非玩乐或琐事。
• We urge you, brothers and sisters, not to miss any day of fasting and not to miss any moment of this month in trivialities.
  亲爱的兄弟姐妹，我们建议你们，不要错失任何一天的斋戒，不要因琐事错过此月片刻。