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

• Here's a bit of trivia for you: What was Veterans Day originally called?
  有个小问题要考考你：老兵纪念日最初叫什么？
• 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。
• 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。
• If we are obsessed with or bothered by trivia all day, we can't accomplish any important work.
  如果一天到晚都被些琐事纷纷扰扰地困惑、打扰，那我们是很难完成什么重要工作的。
• 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。
• 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。
• You can't be going through the day distracted by trivia.
  你不能在一天中因琐事分心。
• 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。
• But the interesting part was a separate experiment in which the trivia was saved in generically named folders such as Facts, Data and Info.
  但有趣的部分是一个单独实验，实验中信息被存储于笼统命名的文件夹里，比如事实、数据和信息。
• 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。