trivially
/ˈtrɪviəli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtrɪviəli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtrivēəlē -li/ (ame, mw)
trivially — adverb
1. in an unimportant or insignificant way — used to describe actions, facts, or dif
1.副詞B2
釋義
in an unimportant or insignificant way — used to describe actions, facts, or differences that have little practical value or that do not matter much
例句
Jiro saw the missing page as trivially minor and kept reading.
trivially + adjective: trivially minor
The price gap was trivially tiny, so Amina picked the closer shop.
Diego waved off the error trivially and moved to the next page.
The scratch Olga worried about looked trivially faint under the kitchen lamp.
Kwame said the old rule had been trivially ignored for many years.
同義詞
- insignificantly
more formal; often used with measurable differences
- unimportantly
less common; emphasises lack of consequence
- frivolously
suggests a lack of seriousness or proper respect
常見錯誤
❌She trivially solved the puzzle.' (when meaning 'easily')
✅She easily solved the puzzle.
💡'trivially' means 'in an unimportant way,' not 'without effort.'