| 单词 | trivia |
| 释义 | trivia (once / 584 pages) n Can you name the twenty-third vice-president? Do you know all the state birds? If so, you must be good at trivia: facts that are interesting but not necessarily important. Everybody probably knows trivia about something they enjoy. Baseball fans can quote batting averages of their favorite players; movie nuts can tell you exactly what films their favorite actors appeared in and who they played. The game "Trivial Pursuit" is full of questions about facts like that. Why would anyone bother with trivia? Usually, because they love the topic, or maybe they need to know it for their job. One person's trivia is another person's important information. WORD FAMILYtrivia: trivial+/trivial: trivialest, trivialise, triviality, trivialize, trivially/trivialise: trivialised/triviality: trivialities/trivialize: trivialized, trivializes, trivializing USAGE EXAMPLESShe keeps humans abreast of weather, news, music, and trivia, and adjusts the settings of their smart houses. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) Another bit of “Irene” trivia: The musical was the inaugural production in the Minskoff Theatre, now home to “The Lion King.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) A trivia buff, she successfully passed the online test for the show in early 2016, and was invited to an in-person audition. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) n something of small importance Syn|Hypo|Hyper small beer, trifle, triviality bagatelle, fluff, frippery, frivolity something of little value or significance object, physical object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow |
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