trivia

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n. 琐事

发音

CA /ˈtɹɪvi.ə/
其它
UK /ˈtɹɪvi.ə/
US /ˈtɹɪvi.ə/

词形变化

trivias 复数 trivias trivium

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information; froth.

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    可数 不可数

    These trivia take up too much of the day.

    This trivia takes up too much of the day.

  2. 2.

    A quiz game that involves obscure facts.

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    I joined the trivia club this semester!

  3. 3.

    plural of trivium

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

trifle small beer triviality

上位词 1

object

下位词 4

fluff frivolity bagatelle frippery

词源

PIE word *tréyes Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Italic *trēs Latin trēsder. Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wijā Latin via Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin trivius Latin trivia English trivia From Latin trivia, plural of trivium (“place where three roads meet”). The term came to be used for any public place, and then for anything commonplace. Furthermore, because the beginners' course at university was called trivium, the word came to be used only for anything basic, simple and trivial.

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