trivial
单词辨析：
指问题、细节等琐碎的。
They used to quarrel over petty things.
他们过去常为小事争吵。
Have these petty restrictions worked?
这些小限制发挥作用了吗？
尤指比起其他事物来较小或不是很重要、很严重的。
There is a minor road in front of us.
我们前面有一条小路。
He played a minor role in the policy-making process.
他在制定政策的过程中发挥了很小的作用。
She had a minor operation.
她做了一个小手术。
指尺寸或数量小的，也指工作、问题、错误等不重要的或影响不大的。
This pair of jeans was too small for him.
这条牛仔裤他穿太小了。
He only got a small amount of money after retirement.
退休之后他只拿到了一小笔钱。
According to the schedule, we have to make a few small changes.
根据日程安排，我们需要作些小小的变动。
指不重要、不严重或没有什么价值的。
Don't get upset about trivial matters.
不要为琐事烦恼。
They were fighting over a trivial sum of money.
他们在为一笔数额极小的钱而打架。
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We haven't had time. We've been too busy with trivial matters!
我们尽忙着鸡毛蒜皮的事，还没顾上呢！
What a good-for-nothing you are! You cannot take care of even such a trivial matter!
你真是废物，连这点事都不会干。
It is said that people often trivial bickering, thus losing the most important things.
这是说，人们通常为小事争吵不休，从而失去了最重要的东西。
I didn't expect them to be at daggers drawn over such a trivial thing.
我没料到他们为这一点小事竟会如此势不两立。
Be patient. Don't lose your temper over trivial matters.
忍着点，别为了一点小事发火。
He often dissipated his energies in trivial matters.
他常在无关紧要的小事上浪费精力。