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

• I remember that you have not insignificant, you is I can't think of at a loss.
  我是你不曾记起的无关痛痒，你是我猜不到的不知所措。
• The differences between a catalog and a website are insignificant if you take advantage of the Internet effectively.
  如果能有效利用互联网，你会发现戴尔以前的产品目录和它新建的网站（Dell.com）之间并没有明显的差别。
• 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。
• 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。
• Today I saw a red-and-yellow sunset and thought, How insignificant I am!
  今天，我看到了颜色红里有黄的日落，我想，我是多么微不足道啊！
• This improvement seemed insignificant compared with my failures.
  这点进步，跟我的失败比较起来，似乎很小。
• 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。
• But that is almost insignificant.
  但这一点几乎无关紧要。
• 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。
• 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。