trivia

• n. 琐事

来自拉丁语 trivia,三岔路，复数格于 trivium,三岔路，来自 tri-, 三，via,路，词源同 way.引申 词义公共地，闲聊，后用于指琐事，小事。

1. something of small importance

trivia (n.)

"trivialities, bits of information of little consequence," by 1932, from the title of a popular book by U.S.-born British aphorist Logan Pearsall Smith (1865-1946) first published in 1902 but popularized in 1918 (with "More Trivia" following in 1921 and a collected edition including both in 1933), containing short essays often tied to observation of small things and commonplace moments. Trivia is Latin, plural of trivium "place where three roads meet;" in transferred use, "an open place, a public place." The adjectival form of this, trivialis, meant "public," hence "common, commonplace" (see trivial). The Romans also had trivius dea, the "goddess of three ways," another name for Hecate, perhaps originally in her triple aspect (Selene/Diana/Proserpine), but also as the especial divinity of crossroads (Virgil has "Nocturnisque hecate triviis ululata per urbes"). John Gay took this arbitrarily as the name of a goddess of streets and roads for his mock Georgic "Trivia: Or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London" (1716); Smith writes in his autobiography that he got the title from Gay.

I KNOW too much; I have stuffed too many of the facts of History and Science into my intellectuals. My eyes have grown dim over books; believing in geological periods, cave dwellers, Chinese Dynasties, and the fixed stars has prematurely aged me. ["Trivia," 1918 edition]

Then noted c. 1965 as an informal fad game among college students wherein one asked questions about useless bits of information from popular culture ("What was Donald Duck's address?") and others vied to answer first.

Nobody really wins in this game which concentrates on sports, comics and television. Everyone knows that Amos's wife on the "Amos 'n' Andy Show" is Ruby, but who knows that she is from Marietta, Georgia? Trivia players do. They also know the fourth man in the infield of Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance, the Canadian who shot down Baron Von Richtofen, and can name ten Hardy Boy books. ["Princeton Alumni Weekly," Nov. 9, 1965]

The board game Trivial Pursuit was released 1982 and was a craze in U.S. for several years thereafter.

We spent the whole evening discussing domestic trivia.

我们整个晚上谈论家庭琐事。

牛津词典

a trivia quiz

知识面宽的问答比赛

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a pub trivia game.

酒馆知识问答游戏

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" Oh, is it worth getting so upset about such trivia?

“ 吓, 为了那种小事得着这样严重 么 ?

汉英文学 - 围城

Xiangzi hadn't noticed the old man's expression. He had no time for such trivia.

祥子并没注意老头子的神气, 他顾不得留神这些闲盘儿.

汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

Their quarrels about the trivia are always interminable.

他们对琐事的争吵总是没完没了.

辞典例句

She was not interested in the trivia of gossip.

她对琐碎的流言蜚语不感兴趣.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

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I've got a little Neptune High trivia for you.

我有些海王星高中的琐事告诉你.

电影对白

Much of our research is wasted on trivia.

我们的许多研究都浪费在一些无足轻重的琐事上.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

He concerns himself with trivia.

他忙于琐事.

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Admiring the trivia greaty , the man with sunglasses pressed the button again and again.

戴墨镜的男子对这个豆知识感佩万分,一直连按按钮.

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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.

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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 ?

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Can you imagine a worse fate than being condemned to listen to the endless trivia?

你能想象比被迫聆听无止境的絮叨更悲惨的命运 吗 ?

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" Trivia,'she said after a pause. " Yes. You may call me Trivia. "

“ 烦琐. ” 停顿后的她这样回答, “ 对,你可以叫我烦琐. ”

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From within the paradigm, anomalies are trivia, curiosities, illusions, or bad data.

在此典范下, 异常事物是些微不足道的、稀奇古怪的 、 凭空幻想的 、 或是不利数据.

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Recalling his disciple doing so many trivia for him any complaint, Laotse accepted his suggestion finally.

老子看这位弟子,平常为自己做了那麽多的事,从无怨言. 因此, 他一定想出去走走,那麽就去走走吧!

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It's a trivia game all about the Academy Awards.

这是奥斯卡金像奖的益智问答游戏.

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When you want trivia, though, you know when Discovery or Quiz Show is on.

尽管你想要处理一些生活琐事时, 你也知道《发现》或《开心辞典》什么时候开始.

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Focus on results , not trivia.

把重心集中在结果而不是琐事.

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His ability to remember trivia is particularly remarkable.

他记住琐事的能力真是无与伦比.

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My dad won the trivia game because he is a history buff.

我爸爸赢得了益智比赛,因为他是个历史迷.

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Their quarrels about the trivia are not sll the time interminable.

她们对琐事的争吵总是没完没了.

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She never immersed herself in that sort of trivia.

她从来不沉湎于往日琐事.

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