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bagatelle

/bag-uh-tel/US // ˌbæg əˈtɛl //UK // (ˌbæɡəˈtɛl) //

百加得,百加莱,百乐门,袋子

Related Words

trifle小事一桩,琐事,小事,区区小事 game游戏,游戏中,游戏中的 toy玩具,玩具类 knickknack小玩意,小饰品,小玩意儿,小玩意儿

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : something of little value or importance; a trifle: "A mere bagatelle," she murmured in response to my admiration of her ring.
- : a game played on a board having holes at one end into which balls are to be struck with a cue.
- : pinball.
- : a short and light musical composition, typically for the piano.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nountrinket

Synonyms

game游戏,游戏中,游戏中的 knickknack小玩意,小饰品,小玩意儿,小玩意儿 toy玩具,玩具类 trifle小事一桩,琐事,小事,区区小事

Examples

After all, in the face of death, financial ruin seemed a mere bagatelle.
My object in going to the Crimea was to speculate in munitions of war, which I supposed would be sold for a mere bagatelle.
Lise left her abruptly, darting down a street that led to a back entrance of the Bagatelle, and Janet pursued her way.
It is scarcely too much to say that his ostentatious preference for the bagatelle was a real, and not in the least affected fact.
"Those bagatelle diatribes about Hegelism," etc., are not reprinted in this book, not a single syllable of them!

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