释义 |
triflingtri‧fling /ˈtraɪflɪŋ/ adjective - a trifling matter
- a trifling sum of money
- Little bits fall off the car, some trifling part has been improperly milled, a mechanic makes a mistake.
- Spenser's stories, if superficially trifling, are yet justified by the symbolism.
- The benefits to the poor are trifling, and for native peoples, invariably negative.
- The fines for these licences were uniformly trifling, implying that they were obtainable without difficulty.
- The sign on the door tells the visitor he can have a tooth extracted for a trifling sum.
- They themselves face no more than a trifling penalty if caught.
- Usually haemorrhage was trifling and healing clean.
- With trifling exceptions the record is restricted to monetary values.
unimportant or of little value: a trifling sum matters of trifling importance |