drivel

/ˈdrɪvl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdrɪvl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdrɪv.əl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdrɪv.əl/ (ame, ipa)

drivel — noun

1. remarks, ideas, or written content that are silly, pointless, or not based on tr

1.名詞B2
釋義

remarks, ideas, or written content that are silly, pointless, or not based on truth — used when you want to show that you have no respect for what someone has said or written.

例句

Tom walked out of the meeting, tired of listening to hours of corporate drivel.

collocation: corporate drivel

Clara deleted the email after reading the first sentence of political drivel.

collocation: political drivel

同義詞
  • nonsense

    broader term; drivel adds a sense of boring, contemptible quality

  • rubbish

    more informal, common in British English

  • garbage

    more informal, common in American English

反義詞
  • wisdom

    drivel is the opposite of meaningful, sensible thought

文法句型

drivel + about + topic

用法筆記

Uncountable — do not say 'a drivel' or 'drivels'. Frequently paired with dismissive adjectives such as 'boring', 'empty', 'mindless'.

常見錯誤

❌He talks a lot of drivels.
✅He talks a lot of drivel.
💡drivel is uncountable and has no plural form.
❌That article is a drivel.
✅That article is drivel.
💡drivel is uncountable; never use 'a drivel'.

drivel — verb