fribble

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A trifling action.
  2. A trifler.
  3. A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.
    — The plot of the piece was quite a new one. A young woman was repreſented with a great number of ſuitors, ſelecting a pert fribble of a peer, in place of the hero; […]
动词 v.
  1. To waste or fritter.
  2. To behave in a frivolous way.
    — The parish districts--and especially their lady visitors--declared that they were neglected; the rector never got a quiet cup of tea in his own house, nor even a quiet placid moment; for the sounds of young people laughing and, as Mrs. Fretchett called it, "fribbling" upstairs would float down to him working in his study, and then he would pish and pshaw, and move his chair impatiently.
  3. To totter.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of little or no importance, frivolous.

词形变化

fribbles present,singular,third-person fribbling participle,present fribbled participle,past fribbled past more fribble comparative most fribble superlative fribbles plural

词汇关系

衍生词
fribbledom fribbleism fribbler fribblish

词源

词源 1
Perhaps related to frivol.
词源 2
Perhaps related to frivol.
词源 3
Perhaps related to frivol.
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