trifle
noun /ˈtraɪfl/
/ˈtraɪfl/
- [countable, uncountable] (British English) a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made from cake and fruit with layers of jelly, custard and cream
葡萄酒蛋糕，屈莱弗（在蛋糕和水果上浇葡萄酒或果冻，上覆蛋奶冻等） - a trifle[singular] (used as an adverb
用作副词 稍微；一点儿 - She seemed a trifle anxious.
她似乎有点儿焦急。 - He was just a trifle too friendly for my liking.
他对我来说有点太友好了。
- She seemed a trifle anxious.
- [countable] (formal) something that is not valuable or important
小事；琐事；不值钱的东西 - There’s no point worrying over such trifles.
为这种小事担忧是没有意义的。 - $1 000 is a mere trifle to her.
1 000 美元对她来说不过是区区小数。
- There’s no point worrying over such trifles.
词源Middle English (also denoting an idle story told to deceive or amuse): from Old French trufle, by-form of trufe ‘deceit’, of unknown origin. The verb derives from Old French truffler ‘mock, deceive’.