trivial
/ˈtɹɪv.i.əl/ 形容词 B2中文： 琐碎、琐细、平凡、普通
- Ignorable; of little significance or value.
- Commonplace, ordinary.
- Easy; requiring little skill or effort.
- Concerned with or involving trivia.
- Relating to or designating the name of a species; specific as opposed to generic.
- Of, relating to, or being the simplest possible case.
- Containing only one element; having an underlying set which is a singleton.
- Self-evident.
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I mention this small episode because it assumes some importance in view of the tragedy which followed, but I was convinced at the time that the matter was entirely trivial and that his excitement had no justification.
The affair seems absurdly trifling, and yet I dare call nothing trivial when I reflect that some of my most classic cases have had the least promising commencement.
“Even the trivial fact that in the year 1865 a picture by Greuze entitled ‘La Jeune Fille à l’Agneau’ fetched one million two hundred thousand francs—more than forty thousand pounds—at the Portalis sale may start a train of reflection in your mind.”
Our conversation was hampered by the presence of the driver of the hired wagonette, so that we were forced to talk of trivial matters when our nerves were tense with emotion and anticipation.
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