"whittle away, waste bit by bit, spend on trifles," 1728, probably from noun fritter "fragment or shred" (though this is recorded later), perhaps an alteration of 16c. fitters "fragments or pieces," which is perhaps ultimately from Old French fraiture "a breaking," from Latin fractura [OED]. Or perhaps from a Germanic *fet-source (compare Middle High German vetze "clothes, rags," Old English fetel "girdle").
fritter (n.)
"fried batter cake," served hot and sometimes sweetened or seasoned or with other food in it, late 14c., from Old French friture "fritter, pancake, something fried" (12c.), from Late Latin frictura "a frying," from frigere "to roast, fry" (see fry (v.)).
例文
1. I seem to fritter my time away at coffee mornings.
私はコーヒーモーニングティーパーティーに時間を費やしているようだ。
2.Don 't fritter away your precious time.
いい時間だから、のんびりしていてはいけない。
3.It 's easy to fritter away a fortune if you 're not careful.
うっかりしていると、大金を散財するのは簡単です。
4.Don 't fritter away your money on things you do not really need.
あなたが本当に必要としないものにお金を浪費してはいけません。
5.Why do you fritter your time and thought away on trivial things？