音标:['levәti] ;
n. 轻率, 轻浮, 不稳定
n. feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
n. a manner lacking seriousness
词型变化:名词复数形式 : levities
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
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levity的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. I am sure foreigners must think our levity is baffling.外国人肯定认为我们的轻浮举止不可理喻。
  2. We need to ensure the freedom of divorce, as well as oppose levity divorce.我们既要保障离婚自由,又要反对轻率离婚。

经典引文

  • But politics..cannot be treated with levity.

    出自:R. W. Emerson
  • He had not meant to be funny,..levity was not his failing.

    出自:J. K. Jerome
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