Word · Frequency #46283
bagatelle
琐事;小事;无足轻重的东西
核心释义
something of little value or importance
- 1.
小事
A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
- 2.
短小轻松的文学或器乐作品
A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.
- 3.
一种类似台球的游戏,在长方形桌上进行,仅一端有球袋或拱门。
A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.
- 4.
几种小型木制桌面游戏之一,源自原始的弹球游戏
Any of several smaller wooden tabletop games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins.
轻快小曲;(钢琴)小品;弹球戏;小事;短小轻松的文学或器乐作品;一种类似台球的游戏,在长方形桌上进行,仅一端有球袋或拱门。
用法In use
Don't waste your time arguing over such a bagatelle.
用法提示:bagatelle 在此为可数名词,意为‘琐事、小事’。
The disagreement was a mere bagatelle compared with the problems they faced later.
用法提示:bagatelle 表示‘无足轻重的小事’,与 mere 连用,强调不重要。
They kept arguing over bagatelles while the real issue was ignored.
用法提示:bagatelles 是 bagatelle 的复数形式,指‘各种琐碎小事’。
regard something as a bagatelle
表示轻视或认为某事微不足道。
He regarded the minor error as a bagatelle.
他把这个小错误看作一件小事。
a bagatelle for [music instrument]
指轻快的钢琴或其他乐器小品。
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- bagatelles
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