trivia

trivia

英 ['trɪvɪə]
　　美 ['trɪvɪə]

n. 瑣事

中文詞源：

trivia 瑣事，小事

來自拉丁語 trivia,三岔路，復數格於 trivium,三岔路，來自 tri-, 三，via,路，詞源同 way.引申 詞義公共地，閑聊，後用於指瑣事，小事。

例句：

1. The newspaper is now weighted in favour of trivia.
這份報紙如今傾向於報道一些花邊消息。

2. We spent the whole evening discussing domestic trivia.
我們整個晚上談論傢庭瑣事。

3. She was not interested in the trivia of gossip.
她對瑣碎的流言蜚語不感興趣.

4. Much of our research is wasted on trivia.
我們的許多研究都浪費在一些無足輕重的瑣事上.

5. The two men chatted about such trivia as their favourite kinds of fast food.
這兩個男人閑聊瞭些諸如彼此最喜歡的快餐這樣的瑣事。