levity

英 [ˈlevəti]

美 [ˈlevəti]

n.  轻率的举止; 轻浮; 轻佻

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BNC.34251 / COCA.25278

牛津词典

noun

• 轻率的举止；轻浮；轻佻
  behaviour that shows a lack of respect for sth serious and that treats it in an amusing way

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 孟浪；轻佻；轻浮
  Levityis behaviour that shows a tendency to treat serious matters in a non-serious way.
  1. At the time, Arnold had disapproved of such levity.
     那时候的阿诺德对这种轻浮行为很看不惯。

英英释义

noun

• a manner lacking seriousness
• feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness

双语例句

• Better to read little with thought than much with levity and quickness.
  贪快读得多，不如边学边想读得少。
• Now he's so angry, moments of levity actually cause him pain.
  现在他很愤怒。母亲的不检点，让他痛苦。
• You and I are exceptions to the laws of nature; you have risen by your gravity, and I have sunk by my levity.
  你和我都是自然法则的例外；你因沉着重厚而高升，而我则因轻佻浮薄而下沉。
• On the other hand, the complexity of inside structure and levity of exterior complication in system of stock market prediction is a complex problem.
  但是股价系统内部结构的复杂性、外部因素的多变性决定了这项任务的艰巨性。
• She was trying to inject some levity into the grim proceedings.
  她试图在严峻的议程中加进点轻松剂。
• Economy is a subject which admits of being treated with levity, but it cannot so be disposed of.
  经济学这一门科学，曾经受到各种各样的轻视，但它是不可以等闲视之的。
• Now, you might be thinking, as I did," Levity would sure be tough for me, I'm not particularly funny, and I'm not particularly outgoing. "
  现在，也许你和我一样也认为：“‘轻佻’对我而言肯定很难做到，我不是特别幽默的人，我也不是很外向。”
• His remarks injected a note of levity into the proceedings.
  他的话将一丝轻率带入了议事过程中。
• Laser will be attenuated and scattered by aerosol particles while passing through the cloud and fog, yet it ′ s hard to meet the experiment condition because of fog ′ s levity.
  激光在云雾中传输时会受到云雾的衰减、散射等作用，基于云雾的多变性，研究的试验条件很难满足，难度较大。
• I've been a little bit appalled by the levity with which some of our politicians discuss this issue.
  我们的一些政治家讨论此问题时的轻浮态度使我有点感到惊恐。