frivolous

英语

词源

源自拉丁語 frīvolus (“愚蠢的，空洞的，轻浮的，无价值的”)，后缀调整成了-ous。

发音

• 國際音標^(幫助): /ˈfɹɪv.əl.əs/
• 斷字：friv‧o‧lous

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形容词

frivolous (比較級 more frivolous，最高級 most frivolous)

1. 轻浮的，轻率的，轻狂的，不认真的
2. 无足轻重的
3. (法律，指诉讼) 劣势的，无胜诉希望的
   • 1996 August 31, Paul F. Waldner, President-Elect, Houston Trial Lawyers Association, “Viewpoints”, in Houston Chronicle‎^[1]:

     There is no easy definition for the phrase 'frivolous lawsuit,' but I imagine any claim for damages where the injuries are minimal or where the basis for the defendant's liability is hard to believe, might qualify as frivolous.

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   • 2005, Factcheck.org^[2]:

     One of the major cost drivers in the delivery of health care are these junk and frivolous lawsuits.

衍生词汇

• frivolent
• frivolously
• frivolousness

相关词汇

• frivol
• frivolity

延伸阅读

• “frivolous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “frivolous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.