crucial和conclusive（trivial不重要的琐碎的）

Word of the Day：August 10, 2022

trivial

不重要的；琐碎的；微不足道的

adjective /TRIV-ee-ul/ [ˈtrɪviəl]

What It Means

Trivial means “of little worth or importance.”

Trivial指“没有价值的或不重要的”。

TRIVIAL in Context

“Urged on by co-founders Jim VandeHei and John Harris to ‘win the morning,’ Politico’s reporters and editors covered Washington high and low, devoting space in their influential email newsletters to presidential campaigns and more trivial details like birthdays of prominent local figures.” — Benjamin Mullin and Katie Robertson, The New York Times, 3 May 2022

“在联合创始人 Jim VandeHei 和 John Harris 的鼓励下 ‘win the morning,’ Politico’s reporters and editors 在华盛顿报道，在有影响力的邮件通讯中报道总统竞选活动和一些详细的琐事，例如当地知名人士的生日。 ”

Although her parents dismissed her love of pop music as trivial, she relied on the inspirational messages of many songs to help her through difficult times.

虽然她的父母认为她对流行音乐的热爱微不足道，但她依靠许多歌曲中鼓舞人心的信息来帮助她度过困难时期。

Did You Know?

When English speakers adopted the word trivial from Latin trivialis in the 16th century, they used it to mean just what its Latin ancestor meant: "found everywhere, commonplace." But the source of trivialis is about something more specific: trivium, from tri- (three) and via (way), means "crossroads; place where three roads meet." The link between the two presumably has to do with the commonplace sorts of things a person is likely to encounter at a busy crossroads. Today, the English word typically describes something barely worth mentioning. Such judgments are, of course, subjective; feel free to mention this bit of trivia to anyone and everyone who crosses your path.

当英语使用者在 16 世纪从拉丁语 trivialis 中采用 trivial 一词时，他们用它来表示其拉丁语祖先的意思：“found everywhere「随处可见」，commonplace「司空见惯」”。 但是 trivialis来源是关于更具体的事物：trivium「琐事」，来自tri-（三）和via（way），意思是 “crossroads「十字路口」；place where three roads meet「丁字路口」”。 两者之间的联系可能与一个人在繁忙的十字路口可能遇到的琐碎事物有关。 今天，它通常描述一些几乎不值得一提的事儿。 当然，这样的判断是主观的； 随意向您遇到的任何人提及的琐碎的事儿。

Name That Synonym

Rearrange the letters to reveal a synonym of trivial meaning "of little worth or importance": YANOUTRG.

nugatory