It can be frivolous, but it doesn't have to be.

快乐可能是无意义的，但也不一定如此。

It might seem frivolous, but it's not.

这看上去可能不值一提，但并非如此。

A frivolous lawsuit doesn't qualify as extenuating circumstances.

这么个小案子用不上" 法定合理原因" 条款。

Publishers Simon and Schuster called the move a frivolous, politically motivated exercise in futility.

出版商西蒙和舒斯特称，此举是无聊的、出于政治动机的徒劳行为。

And I say fun and frivolous because I have no idea about that cuisine.

我说有趣和无聊是因为我对那道菜一无所知。

They shun books with naughty or frivolous children, or where youngsters outsmart their elders.

他们不会出版那些关于淘气或不务正业的孩子的书籍，以及那些描述孩子的智慧超过大人的书籍。

An entirely female idea that most would have dismissed as too girly, too frivolous, or just too problematic.

这是一个完全女性化的想法，大多数人会认为它太少女了，太不重要，或有很多问题。

For every story of successful investment and charitable giving there is a more sensational story of frivolous spending.

既然有成功投资和慈善捐赠的美事佳话，自然也会有胡乱消费的骇人故事。

I've been acting since I was 11, but I thought acting was too frivolous and certainly not meaningful.

我从11岁就开始演戏，但是我认为演戏是轻佻且无意义的。

As one of her tutors described, " she is rather lazy and extremely frivolous, she is hard to teach."

正如她的一位老师所描述，“她相当懒惰，极其轻浮，很难教。”

She said, " No woman could have been as useless or as frivolous as I was during those winter months."

“在那个冬天的几个月里，没有一个女人像我这样没用，这样无聊。”

But beauty is not a frivolous idea.

但美并不是一个轻浮的想法。

Now makeup is often dismissed as frivolous but during the war, it took on extra importance in terms of morale.

在现代化妆经常被认为是不严肃的，但是在战争期间，化妆在士气方面变得格外重要。

Women are seen as naturally irrational and frivolous.

女性被视为天生的非理性和轻浮。

Money dignifies what is frivolous if unpaid for.

金钱使无偿的琐碎变得高贵。

The other 10 is for you to spend on something fun and totally frivolous, like a mink vest or a diamond frisbee.

另外一万块是给你的去买有趣的 完全不实用的\344\270\234西就好，比如一件貂皮大衣 或是一个钻石飞盘。

Some of them will turn out to be frivolous.

其中一些会变得轻浮。

Earlier generations might have seen pop culture as frivolous.

前几代人可能认为流行文化是无聊的。

She would not look at such a frivolous publication.

这么无聊的刊物， 她是不会看的。

It makes it sound like it's frivolous and optional.

它使它听起来像是轻浮和可选的。