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

• Today with the Full Moon in your chart area of everyday communications you may get bogged down in trivia.
  今天的满月在你的交流宫，你可能在琐事上陷入困境。
• 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。
• Other times, the announcer will pose a baseball trivia question.
  其他时候，广播员就构成了棒球鸡毛蒜皮的问题。
• This intervention is no simple weather trivia.
  这种干预可就不是天气状况之类的小事了。
• 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？
• Features kids games, Olympics trivia, spotlights on United States athletes, cartoons, and coloring pages.
  展示小孩比赛，奥林匹克小事，美国运动员上的聚光灯，动画片，和着色页。
• Mr. Rosenberg said the roadshow for these projects included an M.C., trivia games and prizes.
  罗森伯格说，为这些项目所做的巡回宣传中也包括主持人互动小游戏和奖品。
• 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。
• She likes to chatter incessantly about flirting, husband-hunting, officers and other trivia.
  她喜欢毫不顾及地谈论调情、找老公和花边新闻。
• 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。