trivia

英 [ˈtrɪviə]

美 [ˈtrɪviə]

n.  琐事; 细枝末节; (智力测验比赛用的)各种科目的知识

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.19325 / COCA.13495

牛津词典

noun

• 琐事；细枝末节
  unimportant matters, details or information
  1. We spent the whole evening discussing domestic trivia.
     我们整个晚上谈论家庭琐事。
• （智力测验比赛用的）各种科目的知识
  facts about many subjects that are used in a game to test people's knowledge
  1. a trivia quiz
     知识面宽的问答比赛

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 琐事；花边消息
  Triviais unimportant facts or details that are considered to be amusing rather than serious or useful.
  1. The two men chatted about such trivia as their favourite kinds of fast food...
     这两个男人闲聊了些诸如彼此最喜欢的快餐这样的琐事。
  2. The newspaper is now weighted in favour of trivia.
     这份报纸如今倾向于报道一些花边消息。
• ADJ (游戏或竞赛)益智问答的
  Atriviagame or competition is one where the competitors are asked questions about interesting but unimportant facts in many subjects.
  1. ...a pub trivia game.
     酒馆知识问答游戏

英英释义

noun

• something of small importance
  Synonym:trivialitytriflesmall beer

双语例句

• If we are obsessed with or bothered by trivia all day, we can't accomplish any important work.
  如果一天到晚都被些琐事纷纷扰扰地困惑、打扰，那我们是很难完成什么重要工作的。
• And she gives him a wonderful outlet for his thoughts and trivia that other people never seems to have the of day for.
  她则可以给他一个极好的途径去宣泄他任何的想法和琐事，而这些似乎是其他人永远也不会有时间给的。
• You will find it easier to sort out all the trivia that comes your way.
  你会发现分类处理你每天面临的琐事将变得很容易。
• You can discover the neglected life trivia in walking.
  在行走中发现平时忽略的生活细节；
• She has an encyclopaedic knowledge of pop trivia.
  她对流行音乐的细微末节无所不知。
• But the interesting part was a separate experiment in which the trivia was saved in generically named folders such as Facts, Data and Info.
  但有趣的部分是一个单独实验，实验中信息被存储于笼统命名的文件夹里，比如事实、数据和信息。
• The author is clever at elucidating such grand themes like society and life through meaningful trivia.
  作考擅长攫取具有典型意义的生活琐事，藉以阐发社会和人生的宏大主题。
• Here's a trivia question: Do you know what's the busiest time for most customer service representatives?
  这里有一个小问题：你知道什么时候是大部份顾客服务人员最忙的时候吗？
• I can't understand why they show so much emotion over trivia.
  我不明白他们为什么对琐碎小事那么动情。
• Their quarrels about the trivia are always interminable.
  他们对琐事的争吵总是没完没了。