insignificant

英 [ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt]

美 [ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt]

adj.  微不足道的; 无足轻重的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 微不足道的；无足轻重的
  not big or valuable enough to be considered important
  1. an insignificant difference
     微不足道的差别
  2. The levels of chemicals in the river are not insignificant.
     河水中的化学物质含量不容忽视。
  3. He made her feel insignificant and stupid.
     他使她感到卑微愚蠢。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不重要的;无足轻重的
  Something that isinsignificantis unimportant, especially because it is very small.
  1. In 1949 Bonn was a small, insignificant city.
     1949 年时波恩还是个无足轻重的小城市。

英英释义

adj

• not worthy of notice
  Synonym:undistinguished
• of little importance or influence or power
  1. a minor, insignificant bureaucrat
  2. peanut politicians
  Synonym:peanut
• signifying nothing
  1. insignificant sounds
• devoid of importance, meaning, or force
  Synonym:unimportant

双语例句

• This ensures that changes insignificant in XML1.0 will be correctly accommodated.
  这样就可以保证正确地接纳XML1.0中认为不重要的变动。
• But that is almost insignificant.
  但这一点几乎无关紧要。
• To the desert, men were insignificant.
  人类对它来说太渺小了。
• Although it is a small and insignificant bank, it represents the trend of the future.
  虽然它只是微不足道的一家小银行，却代表了未来的潮流。
• This ensures that changes insignificant in XML will be correctly accommodated.
  这样就可以保证XML中认为不重要的变动会被正确地接纳。
• Originally in the time we're so small and insignificant, but the photos have enlarged something which is slight.
  本来在时间里，我们都是如此的渺小和无足轻重。可是照片却将一些微小的东西放大了。
• The Chief Inspector disliked being overburdened with insignificant detail.
  总督察讨厌在细枝末节上没完没了地纠缠。
• The computational problem is not exactly insignificant.
  这中间的计算问题并不是无关紧要的。
• His contribution to our project was obviously insignificant.
  他对我们工程的贡献显然是微不足道的。
• When you understand that life is a test, you realize that nothing is insignificant in your life.
  当你明白人生是一场考验时，你就会知道人生没有一件事是无关痛痒的。