driv·el
noun/ˈdrɪvl/
/ˈdrɪvl/
[uncountable] (informal, disapproving)- ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are silly or not true
synonym nonsense愚蠢(或错误)的想法;胡说;废话 - How can you watch that drivel on TV?
你怎么能看电视上那种胡说八道的东西? - a novel full of romantic drivel
一本充满浪漫胡言乱语的小说 - Don’t talk such drivel.
别说这样的蠢话! - He just comes out with a load of drivel about ‘family values’.
他只是说了一堆关于“家庭价值观”的胡言乱语。
Word OriginOld English dreflian (meaning ‘to let saliva’ or ‘mucus flow from the nose or mouth’), of uncertain origin. - How can you watch that drivel on TV?