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 ExamplesApparently 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。
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Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin trivialis, from Latin trivium ‘place where three roads meet’.