bagatelle

英 [,bægə'tel] 美 [,bæɡə'tɛl]
  • n. 琐事,小事;弹子球戏的一种;轻快小曲
  • n. (Bagatelle)人名;(法)巴加泰勒
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bagatelle 小型台球

来自拉丁词bacca, 莓子,同Bacchus, 酒神。-elle, 小词后缀。即小莓子,表示微不足道,琐事等诸多词义。小型台球只是其主要词义之一。

bagatelle (n.)
1630s, "a trifle," from French bagatelle "knick-knack, bauble, trinket" (16c.), from Italian bagatella "a trifle," diminutive of Latin baca "berry." As "a piece of light music," it is attested from 1827.
1. It cost a mere bagatelle.
这个只花了一点钱。

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2. Although this a sesame seed bagatelle only, but do you know?
虽然这只是件芝麻小事, 但是你知道 吗 ?

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3. Emotive thing and life bagatelle cannot confuse sth with sth else!
感情的事和生活琐事不能混为一谈!

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4. One day, they argued for a bagatelle of their children.
一天, 夫妻为了孩子的一件小事吵起来.

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5. To him money is a bagatelle.
金钱对他来说不算一回事.

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