"a fiddling sum of money"
"a footling gesture"
"our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"
"a little (or small) matter"
"a dispute over niggling details"
"limited to petty enterprises"
"piffling efforts"
"giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
"a few superficial editorial changes"
"only trivial objections"
"a trivial young woman"
"a trivial mind"
1.琐碎的;不重要的;微不足道的
If you describe something astrivial, you think that it is unimportant and not serious.
e.g. The director tried to wave aside these issues astrivial details that could be settled later...
主管试图对这些问题置之不理，认为都是些细枝末节的小事，可以稍后解决。
e.g. I don't like to visit the doctor just for somethingtrivial.
我不喜欢为一点小毛病就去看医生。
1. 微不足道的：一方面,不要求作品具备新颖性,也不要求作品是唯一的;另一方面,也不能没有任何创造性,或仅有微不足道的(trivial)创造性. 本案中,美国最高法院正是认为Rural公司电话号码薄(白页)的制作没有体现出任何创造性的成分,
2. 轻微：在本书的导论,我曾经讨论过轻微(trivial)制裁的重要性,学习习惯法的学生,不管学习层面是国际法层次或是低于国家层次,都能了解到:在某些情境下由单纯的懊恼所孕育并刺激出来的行为,将有可能在该情境下发挥制裁的功能.
区区小事不值得争吵。
He could remember every trivial incident in great detail.他能把每件小事的细节都记得很清楚。
I object to being jumped upon for trivial matter like this.我讨厌因这种小事而受人责备。
Don't be angry over such trivial matters.别为这些琐事生气。
It's strange that he should have lost his temper for such trivial things as that.真奇怪,他竟然为这么小的事情发脾气。
a trivial detail细枝末节
I know it sounds trivial , but I'm worried about it.我知道这事听起来微不足道，但我还是放心不下。
I'll try to fix it 'u2500 but it's not trivial (= it may be difficult to fix) .我要设法修好，不过也不是轻易就能修好的。
The director tried to wave aside these issues as trivial details that could be settled later...主管试图对这些问题置之不理，认为都是些细枝末节的小事，可以稍后解决。
I don't like to visit the doctor just for something trivial.我不喜欢为一点小毛病就去看医生。
trivial formalities have been done away with.繁琐礼节都取消了.
The incessant hurry and trivial activity of daily life seem to prevent, or at least, discourage quiet and intensive thinking.不停的动乱和日常生活的平凡活动看来会阻碍或者至少会使人不能安静地集中思考.
Eating, drinking, urinating, disemboweling and all other trivial actions see the loss of lifetime.吃 、 喝 、 拉 、 撒的一切动作里包含著生命的流失.
Don't get impatient about trivial thing like that.不要为那种琐事烦躁.
This is not a trivial matter.这并不是小事.
For all Chinese banks, earnings outside Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macau are trivial.所有的中国银行在大陆, 香港,澳门境外的一切投资所得收入都星星落落,不甚理想.
The quarrel was only about a trivial matter, but it was years before they made it up.争吵只是为了一件小事, 但是过了多年他们才言归于好.
The actual proof of convergence is generally not trivial.收敛性的实际证明通常是不繁琐的.
Forget about trivial disagreements among comrades, and don't take them to heart.同志之间有些小矛盾,过去就算了, 不要老是耿耿于怀.
We haven't had time. We've been too busy with trivial matters!我们尽忙着鸡毛蒜皮的事,还没顾上呢!
They had been quite good friends for years, until they fell out about some trivial matter.他们是多年的好朋友, 后来为了件小事吵起来.
A trivial misunderstanding caused a breach between them.小小的误会引起了他们之间的不和.
There are a few trivial slips in this lesson.在这篇课文中有几个小错误.
Who could have thought a trivial matter would cause such a stir?没料到芝麻大的事儿竟会引起这样一场轩然大波.
I didn't expect them to be at daggers drawn over such a trivial thing.我没料到他们为这一点小事竟会如此势不两立.
Be patient. Don't lose your temper over trivial matters.忍着点, 别为了一点小事发火.
She works herself up about the most trivial things.她为了最琐碎的事也会使自己激动起来.
He often dissipated his energies in trivial matters.他常在无关紧要的小事上浪费精力.
It's useless to fire away with such trivial details.喋喋不休地谈这些琐碎细节是无用的.
He will jump on every little mistake you make, no matter how trivial.他对你的每一点差错都要斥责一番, 不管是什么鸡毛蒜皮的事.
At first, the incident seemed to be trivial.起初, 这一事件似乎并不重要.平常的,普通的
I know it sounds trivial , but I'm worried about it.我知道这事听起来微不足道，但我还是放心不下。
This may sound trivial, but I assure you it is quite important!这听上去也许微不足道，但是，相信我，它十分重要！
I had been lulled into thinking the publicity would be a trivial matter.我错误地相信了媒体的报道只是小事一桩。
Indulging in trivial time-passing talk.
出自：G. GordonIt would make the public think that a seat-belt offence was trivial.
出自：Times
