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frivolity

🇬🇧 UK/fri'vɒliti/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The quality of being silly or not serious; a trivial or unimportant act.

轻浮，轻率；无聊的行为

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
frivolroot
+
itystate, quality, condition
=frivolity

Common Collocations

  • 1.air of frivolity轻浮的气息
  • 2.frivolity and excess轻浮和奢侈
  • 3.[nothing but] frivolity纯粹的轻浮

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The president criticized the frivolity of the opposition party.

  • 2.

    Despite her serious profession, she enjoyed moments of frivolity.

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