trifle

柯林斯词典

1. PHRASE You can use a trifle to mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order to make something you say seem less extreme. 有点儿[老式]
As a photographer, he'd found both locations just a trifle disappointing. 作为一名摄影师，他发现这两个地方都有点儿令人失望。
2. N-COUNT A trifle is something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance. 琐事; 微不足道的东西
He had no money to spare on trifles. 他没钱花在琐碎的东西上。
3. N-VAR Trifle is a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, fruit gelatin, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream. 屈莱弗甜食 (由蛋糕、果冻、水果、蛋奶沙司做成，上浇鲜奶油。)
...a bowl of trifle. …一碗屈莱弗甜食。