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

• Gandhi said that whatever you do in life will be insignificant, but it's very important that you do it.
  甘地说过，无论你在生命的过程中做了些什么，都是微不足道的，但重要的是你真的在做了。
• To most users, who may have little or no concern for kernel development, this may seem insignificant.
  对大部分可能很少或者根本不关心内核开发的用户来说，这一点看起来可能无关紧要。
• The operation, said the surgeon, had a small, though not insignificant mortality rate.
  外科医生说手术的死亡率虽然不是微不足道，但却是很低的。
• An individual's strength is insignificant.
  个人的力量是渺小的。
• 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。
• 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。
• The building and restoration of sport aircraft is a very insignificant market for the wood industry.
  飞机的建设和恢复运动是一个非常微不足道木材行业市场。
• The computational problem is not exactly insignificant.
  这中间的计算问题并不是无关紧要的。
• Property determines whether or not insignificant white space, that is white space in element content, is preserved.
  属性确定是否保留不重要的空白，即元素内容中的空白。
• On this world, person always appears very insignificant.
  在这个世界上，人总是显得很渺小。