The guests had each paid ￡250, no trifling sum…客人每位付了250英鎊，可不是一筆小數目。Outside California these difficulties may seem fairly trifling.在別處，加利福尼亞的這些困難可能看起來相當微不足道。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
微不足道的,不重要的
a trifling amount微不足道的數額Fortunately,the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat.幸好,風浪使船只受到的損壞較輕。It is a pity that such an ability as him should be employed about such trifling matters.真可惜,像他這樣有才能的人竟然被用來干這類瑣事。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
Adjective
1. not worth considering;
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost""piffling efforts""a trifling matter"