英语
词源
源自拉丁语 frīvolus (“愚蠢的,空洞的,轻浮的,无价值的”),后缀调整成了-ous。
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形容词
frivolous(比较级 more frivolous,最高级 most frivolous)
- 轻浮的,轻率的,轻狂的,不认真的
- 无足轻重的
- (法律, 指诉讼) 劣势的,无胜诉希望的
- Lua错误 在Module:Quote的第177行:URL not allowed to contain a space, but saw url=http://www.calahouston.org/best.html citation
- 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.
- (请为本引文添加中文翻译)
- 2005, Factcheck.org[1]:
- 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
延伸阅读
- frivolous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- frivolous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
