trivial
gb/tɹˈɪviəl/ us/tɹˈɪviəl/
B2
Engelsk
~ 6300
Betydninger
0 betydninger
adjective
B2
property
1
not important or serious
Not important or serious; not worth a lot of attention.
Brugsmønster:
[something] is trivial
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes use "trivial" for anything "small" in size, even when it is actually important (for example, "a trivial cut" when it may be medically serious). "Trivial" is about importance, not physical size. Some also confuse "trivial" with "trivia" (interesting small facts); "trivial" usually has a negative tone, while "trivia" can be positive or neutral.
Synonymer
insignificant (More formal; often used in written or careful speech to stress low importance or low effect.)
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minor (Focuses on small size or degree rather than lack of value; common in everyday speech.)
Antonymer
important (Directly opposite in terms of how much attention or care something deserves.)
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serious (Opposes the idea of something being too small or light to worry about.)
Ordforbindelser
trivial matter
|trivial issue
|trivial problem
|seem trivial
|sound trivial
|far from trivial
Temaer
communication
|evaluation
|work
|core_vocabulary
Eksempler
- They argued for hours over a completely trivial matter.
- Try not to get upset about such trivial problems.
- Compared to climate change, this seems rather trivial.
- The report is full of trivial details that add nothing to the main point.
- He tends to treat even non-trivial issues as if they were trivial.
Læringseksempler
- Please do not worry about this trivial mistake.
- We should not waste time on trivial things.
- The fight started over something very trivial.
- This question is trivial for our company.
- Her problems are not trivial to her, even if they seem small to you.
adjective
B2
property
2
very easy, requiring little effort
So easy that it does not need much work or thinking.
Brugsmønster:
[something] is trivial to do
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes use only "easy" and do not learn "trivial" as a near-synonym that also carries a slight idea of being unimportant. Also, they may say "I am trivial to do it" instead of the correct form "It is trivial for me to do it" or "It is trivial to do."
Synonymer
simple (Very common and neutral; does not always carry the slightly dismissive tone that "trivial" can have.)
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effortless (Stresses that almost no effort is needed, sometimes more strongly than "trivial".)
Antonymer
difficult (Opposite in terms of how much effort or skill is needed.)
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complex (Opposes the idea of being easy to understand or solve.)
Ordforbindelser
trivial task
|trivial exercise
|trivial example
|almost trivial
|computationally trivial
|technically trivial
Temaer
work
|education
|problem-solving
|core_vocabulary
Eksempler
- For an experienced programmer, this bug should be trivial to fix.
- Once you know the formula, the calculation is trivial.
- It may sound trivial, but remembering names is not trivial for everyone.
- The remaining steps are trivial and can be done later.
- The change looks trivial, but it actually improves performance a lot.
Læringseksempler
- For her, this math problem is trivial.
- The test was trivial for the best students.
- Setting up the new phone is trivial if you follow the guide.
- After practice, driving on this road feels trivial.
- The questions were trivial, so he finished very fast.
adjective
technical
C1
property
3
obvious or mathematically simple
Used in math and science for a solution or example that is very simple and not interesting or deep.
Brugsmønster:
a trivial [case/example/solution]
Typisk fejl:
Learners may think "trivial" is always negative. In technical writing, it often neutrally classifies simple or obvious cases and contrasts them with "nontrivial" ones. Another mistake is to assume "trivial" in math means "useless"; it usually means "simple" or "obvious," not necessarily useless.
Synonymer
obvious (General word; in technical writing, often used similarly for results that follow directly without deep ideas.)
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elementary (Technical style; emphasizes that something uses only basic methods or ideas.)
Antonymer
nontrivial (Standard technical opposite in mathematics and related areas, implying that something is not obvious and has interesting content.)
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substantive (Emphasizes that a result or example has real depth or content.)
Ordforbindelser
trivial solution
|trivial case
|trivial example
|trivial group
|trivial bound
|trivial result
Temaer
mathematics
|science
|technology
|education
Eksempler
- The equation has the trivial solution x = 0.
- In the trivial case where n = 1, the statement is clearly true.
- We exclude the trivial example of the empty set from our discussion.
- This bound is trivial and does not tell us anything new.
- The trivial group contains only the identity element.
Læringseksempler
- In this problem, x = 0 is a trivial solution.
- We first check the trivial case when the number is zero.
- The teacher gave a trivial example just to show the idea.
- In many proofs, the first step is to remove trivial cases.
- The result is not trivial, so the proof is long.
adjective
C1
property
4
ordinary and not interesting
Too ordinary and simple, so it is not interesting or deep.
Brugsmønster:
trivial [conversation/activity/entertainment]
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes confuse this sense with simply "small" or "short." Here, "trivial" is about being ordinary or not deep, especially for talk, art, or entertainment, not about size or length.
Synonymer
banal (More formal and negative; strongly suggests something is boring and over-used.)
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shallow (Focuses on lack of depth, especially in ideas, art, or conversation.)
Antonymer
profound (Opposite in terms of depth and seriousness of ideas or feelings.)
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meaningful (Suggests something has emotional or intellectual value, unlike the light or empty feeling of "trivial" here.)
Ordforbindelser
trivial conversation
|trivial entertainment
|trivial details
|utterly trivial
|trivial concerns
|trivial things
Temaer
culture
|evaluation
|social-life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Eksempler
- He was tired of their trivial conversations about celebrities and gossip.
- The film is fun but ultimately trivial entertainment.
- She writes songs about love, loss, and not just trivial things.
- Critics dismissed the book as trivial and predictable.
- They wanted to talk about serious issues, not trivial subjects.
Læringseksempler
- They only had trivial talk at the party.
- The show is funny but very trivial.
- I do not enjoy trivial movies with no real story.
- He thinks pop songs are trivial and simple.
- She prefers deep books, not trivial stories.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
trivial
IPA
GB/tɹˈɪviəl/
US/tɹˈɪviəl/
Stavelser og tryk
trivi - al (2 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (trivi)
Ordformer
Adjective
- Base: trivial
Ordfamilie
Core family
trivially
adverb
trivialize
verb
Related words
triviality
noun
trivia
noun
Negative and opposite forms
nontrivial
adjective
Advanced or less common
trivialization
noun
Udtryk
a trivial matter
1/ə tɹˈɪviəl mˈætɚ/
fixed phrase
an unimportant issue or problem
An issue, problem, or question that is not important and does not need a lot of time or worry.
Eksempler
- Let’s not turn a trivial matter into a big argument.
- The manager told them to stop complaining about such a trivial matter.
- In the context of war and poverty, this is a trivial matter.
in a trivial sense
1/ˈɪn ə tɹˈɪviəl sˈɛns/
fixed phrase
technical
in an obvious or simple sense
Used in academic or technical writing to say that a statement is true in a very simple or uninteresting way.
Eksempler
- The claim is true in a trivial sense, but it fails to address the real problem.
- Every function is continuous in a trivial sense on a one-point space.
- The result is correct, but only in a trivial sense that offers no new insight.
no trivial task
1/nˈoʊ tɹˈɪviəl tˈæsk/
fixed phrase
a difficult or serious task
Used to say that something is not easy and may be serious or require a lot of work.
Eksempler
- Raising three children on your own is no trivial task.
- Designing a safe vaccine in a few months is no trivial task.
- Keeping the system online during the upgrade was no trivial task.