trivialise

/ˈtrɪv.i.ə.laɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtrɪv.i.ə.laɪz/ (ame, ipa)

trivialise — verb

  • trivialisepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • trivialises3rd person singular
  • trivialising-ing form
  • trivialisedpast simple

1. to present a problem, harmful act, or painful experience as smaller or less seri

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to present a problem, harmful act, or painful experience as smaller or less serious than the facts justify

例句

The minister trivialised the flood damage during the evening news interview.

trivialise + serious event/problem

By laughing, Owen trivialised Kemi's fear of walking home alone.

trivialise + someone's feelings

同義詞
  • downplay

    a common word for making something seem less serious, often in public statements

  • minimize

    can mean reducing the apparent size or importance of something, sometimes less openly critical

  • dismiss

    often suggests refusing to consider something seriously at all

  • belittle

    more often focuses on making a person or their feelings seem unimportant

反義詞
  • acknowledge

    to admit that a problem or feeling is real and important

  • emphasize

    to draw attention to how important or serious something is

  • take seriously

    to respond as if the matter deserves real concern

文法句型

trivialise + noun phrase

trivialise + someone's feelings/experience

be trivialised as + noun phrase

用法筆記

Usually used critically when someone talks about pain, danger, abuse, or another serious matter as if it were minor. Common objects include risk, violence, trauma, and another person's feelings or experience.

常見錯誤

❌The app trivialised booking train tickets.
✅The app made booking train tickets easy.
💡'trivialise' is about wrongly reducing seriousness or importance, not simply making a task easier.
❌The teacher trivialised the grammar for beginners.
✅The teacher simplified the grammar for beginners.
💡'trivialise' suggests treating something serious as unimportant, not explaining it in a simpler way.