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

• 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。
• 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。
• Or I may think that they're insignificant.
  或者我也许认为他们是无关紧要的。
• 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。
• 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 suave and reasonable weight of his dislikes and his approvals stirred Shelton up to feel ironical and insignificant.
  他那平和的恰如其分的爱憎，激起了谢尔顿的感情，使他有玩世不恭和无足轻重的感觉。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This question of meaning may be insignificant for utilitarian purposes, but it's very important to us.
  这意义问题可能没有用，但对我们很重要。