thing of nothing

短语

词形变化

things of nothing 复数 things of nothing

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something trivial, of no importance.

    爱尔兰 古体

    shall then that thing that honours thee― how miserable a Thing soever, yet a Thing still ; and though a Thing of nothing, thy Thing ever

    A good Christian has no business with such things of nothing, or worse.

    Mind you, I was more prophetic than I thought when I asserted that these millions were nothing to a Government like Fianna Fáil, but the Taoiseach came out in Fermoy on the next Sunday and said that the £22,000,000 was only the remnants of Marshall Aid—the tailor's clippings, only a thing of nothing.

    2009 July 23, "Lynnie" "Sisley Instant Perfect: Meh. Whelming." beaut.ie My foundation might have lasted fractionally longer than usual, but honestly it was a thing of nothing.