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

• 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。
• The syntax tree consists of syntax nodes, tokens, and trivia.
  语法树是由语法节点、令牌和一些琐碎的内容（trivia）组成的。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• They just ask a bunch of trivia questions about programming and give points for correct answers.
  他们只会问一堆琐碎的编程问题，答对就加分。
• You can have that priceless piece of cinematic trivia absolutely free.
  你能免费得到这个无价的影坛趣事。
• 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。
• 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。
• A syntax node always contains a combination of other nodes, tokens, and trivia.
  语法节点总会是包含其它节点、令牌和琐碎内容的组合。