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

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。
In 1949 Bonn was a small, insignificant city.
1949年时波恩还是个无足轻重的小城市。
Other people's interruptions of your work are relatively insignificant compared with the countless time you interrupt yourself.
与你自己无数次打断自己相比别人对你工作旳干扰微不足道。
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。
It broke our hearts, and we felt so small and insignificant.
我们伤透了心，感到自己如此渺小和无足轻重。
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 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。
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。
The computational problem is not exactly insignificant.
这中间的计算问题并不是无关紧要的。