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

• An individual's strength is insignificant.
  个人的力量是渺小的。
• It does not mean you pain is insignificant.
  不是说你的痛苦微不足道。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• To the desert, men were insignificant.
  人类对它来说太渺小了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。