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

• The only moment of levity during the conference came when one speaker sang at the end of her speech.
  会议中唯一气氛活跃的时候是一位发言者演说完唱起歌来。
• The levity of some of the younger women in and about Trantridge was marked, and was perhaps symptomatic of the choice spirit who ruled The Slopes in that vicinity.
  在特兰里奇及其附近，有一些年轻妇女的轻佻惹人注意，这种轻佻也许就是控制附近那块坡地上人们精神的征兆。
• I believe the dead are at peace: but it is not right to speak of them with levity.
  我相信死者是太平了，可没有权利来轻贱他们。
• 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。”
• First, they are living in a rapidly changing era, which demands the people to constantly follow up the times and levity that add the sense of insecurity.
  首先是时代的压力，他们生活在一个快速多变的时代，快速使人要不断地跟进时代的步伐，多变让人更增添了不安全感。
• 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。
• 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。
• At the same time, monetary policy should focus on agility and levity and exert its structure function.
  同时，货币政策应注重灵活多变，使其在经济活动中适度发挥结构性作用。
• 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。
• Moments of levity are rare these days, however.
  然而，最近他却几乎没有轻松的时候。