"frivolous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [英语]

IPA: /ˈfɹɪv.əl.əs/ Audio: en-us-frivolous.ogg , en-au-frivolous.ogg Forms: more frivolous [comparative], most frivolous [superlative]
Etymology: 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。
  1. 轻浮的,轻率的,轻狂的,不认真的
    Sense id: zh-frivolous-en-adj-rDC~x9Vt
  2. 无足轻重的
    Sense id: zh-frivolous-en-adj-5jWXzU6I
  3. 劣势的,无胜诉希望的
    Sense id: zh-frivolous-en-adj-IIZwU6R2 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: frivolent, frivolously, frivolousness Related terms: frivol, frivolity

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