not important or serious; not worth considering不重要的;琐碎的;微不足道的- 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—but it's not trivial (= it may be difficult to fix).我会设法修好,不过这并非易事。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- Apparently trivial clues may turn out to be quite important.看似微不足道的线索实际上可能相当重要。
- He made a few essentially trivial changes.他做了一些实质上无多大意义的变动。
- I didn't want to bother you with such a trivial matter.我不想拿这样的琐事来烦你。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin trivialis, from Latin trivium ‘place where three roads meet’.