trifling

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It was, he said, a “trifling place”;
這是，他說，一個“微不足道的地方”。
But in a country such as Brazil or China, the bank's clout is trifling.
但是在諸如巴西或者中國這樣的國家，世行的小敲小打是微不足道的。
These are the principleobjections levelled against our author, on this head, from which our readerswill sufficiently see on what trifling, what puerile arguments this charge ofDeism is founded.
這些是針對作者的主要批判，在他腦中，讀者也能完全看見的是這些自然神教論指控的依據(jù)是多麼的微不足道，多麼的愚蠢。

Such tiny changes might seem trifling in comparison with the multibillion-dollar nature of the problem.
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At least one ex-employee claims he was capriciously fired over a seemingly trifling disloyalty.
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But in a country such as Brazil or China, the bank's clout is trifling.
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