輕浮 (-)

Question 1

levity

Answer 1

levity [ˈlɛvətɪ]
(n) 輕浮
(MW1) a lack of seriousness
(MW2) excessive or unseemly (不得體的) frivolity
[源] lev- (light) + -ity (名尾) ，因為 “輕” 所以 “浮”。
[例] They managedto find some levity in the situation.
[解] 字根 lev- (light) 的單字還有：elevate “舉起”，“輕” 的東西才能被舉起，如電梯 elevator 使人 變 “輕” 往上移動。

Question 2

flippancy

Answer 2

flippancy [ˈflɪpənsɪ]
(n) 輕浮
(MW) unbecoming (不適合的) levity or pertness(無禮) especially in respectto grave (嚴肅的) or sacred matters
[衍] flippant [ˈflɪpənt] (a) “輕浮的”。
[例] No one appreciatesyour flippancy during our religious services.
[解] flippancy 裡的 i 表 “小”，小的東西 “輕”，因為 “輕” 所以 “浮”。

Question 3

frivolous

Answer 3

frivolous [ˈfrɪvələs]
(a) 輕浮的
(MW1) silly and not serious
(MW2) marked by unbecoming levity
[衍] frivolity [frɪˈvɑlətɪ] (n) “輕浮”。
[衍] frivolousness [ˈfrɪvələsnɪs] (n) “輕浮”。
[例] She wasspending moneyfrivolously.