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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Or I may think that they're insignificant.
  或者我也许认为他们是无关紧要的。
• But that is almost insignificant.
  但这一点几乎无关紧要。
• An individual's strength is insignificant.
  个人的力量是渺小的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。