trivia

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triv·i·a /ˈtrɪviə/ noun [plural] 1 DGdetailed facts about history, sport, famous people etc 〔有关历史、体育运动、名人等的〕详细知识，细节 a selection of golfing trivia 高尔夫知识集锦 a trivia quiz 知识问答比赛2 UNIMPORTANTunimportant or useless details 琐事；微不足道的细节 meaningless trivia 毫无意义的琐事

Examples from the Corpus

trivia• My memories are full of anecdotes and trivia, not stultified by rigid dogma.• It looked like a mock-up set in a middle-class soap opera, shining with domestic trivia, very clean.• It will highlight 1,000 courses, some obscure, and delve into history, trivia and tradition.• Have we become the Huxleyan mob irretrievably affixed to the tube and addicted to its terror and its trivia?• The magazine was full of trivia and gossip.• News programs tend to focus on trivia at the expense of serious issues.• I find that I can remember trivia such as old sports results, but I can't remember the things that I really need.• I had been dealing with trivia but this was different.Origin trivia (1900-2000) trivial