frivolous
frivolous 英 [ˈfrɪvələs] 美 [ˈfrɪvələs]
adj. 无聊的；轻佻的；琐碎的
- Frivolous things are silly or unnecessary. If something is frivolous, then you don't need it.
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- adj. 无聊的；轻佻的；琐碎的
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1. These pioneers realized very rapidly that to work within the restraints of the technology, they would have to be diligent to avoid overloading their systems with frivolous commands.
这些先驱者很快就意识到，要在技术限制下工作，他们将必须细心地用琐碎的命令避免系统过载。
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2. But as science probes deeper into these eccentricities, it is becoming clear that behaviours and attributes that seem frivolous at first glance often go to the heart of what it means to be human.
但是，随着科学探索的日益深入，越来越明显，乍看起来这些怪癖去似乎是人的琐屑的行为和属性，可是通常可由此深入到人类意义的核心所在。
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3. frivolous or not, it makes you wonder about the biggest question of all: Does Hollywood reflect our reality -- or determine it?
不管是否无聊，那可能会让你思考最大的问题：好莱坞是反映现实还是决定现实？
- frivolous (adj.) mid-15c., from Latin frivolus "silly, empty, trifling, worthless," diminutive of *frivos "broken, crumbled," from friare "break, rub away, crumble" (see friable). In law (by 1736), "so clearly insufficient as to need no argument to show its weakness." Related: Frivolously; frivolousness.
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