Word · Frequency #13813
frivolous
不严肃的；轻浮的；琐碎的
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
多含贬义，指人或言行不严肃、轻浮；用于事物时表示琐碎无聊。
- 1.
Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a caprice or whim.
在不合适的时间或方式显得愚蠢；缺乏正当理由或随心所欲
- 2.
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
内容、态度或行为不严肃
- 3.
Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial.
无足轻重；不值得注意；轻微；琐碎
- 4.
Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this.
没有合理成功前景的,因为其主张没有依据,缺乏法律或事实基础,而提交方知道或应当知道这一点
在不合适的时间或方式显得愚蠢；缺乏正当理由或随心所欲；内容、态度或行为不严肃；无足轻重；不值得注意；轻微；琐碎；没有合理成功前景的,因为其主张没有依据,缺乏法律或事实基础,而提交方知道或应当知道这一点；轻佻的
In use
His frivolous jokes at the ceremony made some guests uncomfortable.
The discussion became so frivolous that we forgot the main purpose of the meeting.
She refused to buy a frivolous dress just because it was on sale.
a frivolous novel
a frivolous remark
a frivolous young woman
frivolous + noun
frivolous 常修饰法律、投诉等名词，表示缺乏法律依据。
The court dismissed the frivolous lawsuit.
法院驳回了这起轻佻的诉讼。
be + frivolous
作表语时描述人或行为不严肃。
Connections
Collocations
- frivolous lawsuit
- 无根据的诉讼
- The judge dismissed the case as a frivolous lawsuit.法官认为该案毫无根据，予以驳回。
- frivolous spending
- 乱花钱；挥霍
- She was criticized for her frivolous spending on luxury items.她因大肆挥霍购买奢侈品而受到批评。
- frivolous remark
- 轻浮的言语
- His frivolous remarks during the meeting were not appreciated.他在会议上的轻浮言论不受欢迎。
- frivolous question
- 无聊的问题
- Stop asking frivolous questions and focus on the task.别再问无聊的问题了，专心做事吧。
- frivolous complaint
- 无理投诉
- Many of the complaints were dismissed as frivolous.许多投诉因无意义而被驳回。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 fri 联想成 free（自由），vol 联想成 weight（重量）：自由到没分量，轻飘飘的，就是 frivolous——轻浮、琐碎。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律/诉讼、日常消费与生活方式、正式评论或批评 frivolous 多用于正式或书面表达，法律语境中常指“无根据的”或“无意义的”（如 a frivolous lawsuit）；日常口语中较少用，但可说 a frivolous spending 表示无谓的花费。通常带有批评或不严肃的语气，使用时需结合具体搭配。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 frivolous 一样以 -lous 结尾，并都含弱读收尾 /ələs/（如 fabulous /ˈfæbjələs/、ridiculous /rɪˈdɪkjələs/ 等实际读作 /jələs/），但重音和元音不同，所以并不与 frivolous 严格押韵。frivolous 重音在首音节 /ˈfrɪvələs/；fabulous、populous、credulous 也重读首音节，而 ridiculous、meticulous、miraculous 的重音在第二音节。注意拼写相近的 frivolity /frɪˈvɒləti/ 读音差别很大，不能按 -lous 类推。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.