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.)

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。
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

【近义词】

mirth欢乐
airiness通风
joy欢乐
cheerfulness高兴
humour幽默
humor幽默
lightness光亮度
flippancy无礼

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