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

快乐可能是无意义，但也不一定如此。

Not a week goes by that I don't receive at least one pissed-off letter (most weeks there are more) accusing me of being foul-mouthed, bigoted, homophobic, murderous, frivolous, or downright psychopathic.

我期都会收到至少一封气急败坏读者来信(大多数时候不止一封），指责我满口脏话、偏执狂、仇恨同性恋、残酷、轻浮，或是直接说我心理变态。

A frivolous lawsuit doesn't qualify as extenuating circumstances.

这么小案子用不上" 法定合理原因" 条款。

Playing sports was somewhat frivolous, but I liked it, and I rebelled a little bit and wouldn't go to music lessons and things like that but would go and play ball.

玩体育有点轻浮，但我喜欢，我有点叛逆，不愿去上音乐课之类，但会去打球。

It's so fun, it might almost seen a little frivolous, especially at a time where we're being confronted with some pretty depressing headlines.

这份工作很有意思，可能看起来有失严肃，尤其是在我们面临一些相当令人沮丧头条新闻时。

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

版商西蒙和舒斯特称，此举是无聊、于政治动机徒劳行为。

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，但是在战争期间，化妆在士气方面变得格外重要。

You know, not everything can be covered as just something frivolous.

要知道，并不是所有事情都可以轻描淡写。

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。

David Thomson, another film historian and author, reckons that, at a time of economic strain, war and populism, viewers will not want to see a serious film as much as they will want to see a frivolous one.

另一位历史学家和作家大卫·汤姆森认为，在经济紧张、有战争和民粹主义时代，比起严肃，观众更想看浅薄。

Allow me to say, Lady Catherine, that the arguments with which you have supported this extraordinary application have been as frivolous as the application was ill-judged.

说句你别见怪话，咖苔琳夫人，你这种异想天开要求真是不近情理，你说许多话又是浅薄无聊。

He says some of Trump's legal arguments are baseless and frivolous, this isn't a difficult case and that lots of defendants have busy jobs with travel and they don't get special treatment from the courts.

他说，特朗普一些法律论据毫无根据且无关紧要，这不是一疑难案件，许多被告都工作忙、也要差，但他们没有得到法院特殊待遇。

Her mother spent time in her letters admonishing her daughter for her frivolous behavior at court... as well as for not performing her marital obligations.

她母亲在信中煞费苦心地告诫女儿在宫廷上轻浮行为......以及不履行婚姻义务。

Many scientists and ethicists condemned the experiment as unethical and unsafe, fearing that it could inspire rogue or frivolous attempts to create permanent genetic changes using unproven and unregulated methods.

科学家和伦理学家纷纷谴责这一实验不道德也不安全，(因为他们担心)有人会因此用未经证实和不受监管方法无所顾忌或草率地对基因进行永久性修改。

Women cared about their appearances because " they had to" , not because they were frivolous, argues Jill Burke, a professor at the University of Edinburgh.

爱丁堡大学教授吉尔·伯克认为，女性在意自己外表是因为“她们不得不在意”，而不是因为她们太轻浮。

Like other retailers, the department-store chain is adapting to a change in consumer spending towards household essentials, such as food and fuel, and away from frivolous products.

像其他零售商一样，这家百货商店连锁店正在适应消费者支变化，转向家庭必需品，如食品和燃料，而不是非必要产品。

It turns out that joking, long dismissed by some as a frivolous diversion from the serious business of reality, may make us smarter and healthier.

原来，开玩笑可能会让我们更聪明、更健康，尽管它长期被一些人视为对严肃现实无聊消遣。

However, Smith held out some fascinating hopes for the future. He pointed out that consumption didn't invariably have to involve the trading of frivolous things.

然而，亚当斯密对未来寄予厚望，他指消费不一定要和轻浮事物相关。

In places where “lookism” is already prohibited (eg, Washington, DC), such statutes have not provoked a flood of frivolous cases, she says.

她说，在“相貌歧视”已经被禁止地方（如华盛顿），这种法规也没有惹起 如潮般荒唐可笑案件。

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

另外一万块是给你去买有趣 完全不实用\344\270\234西就好，比如一件貂皮大衣 或是一钻石飞盘。