insignificant
英[ɪnsɪg'nɪfɪk(ə)nt]
美[,ɪnsɪɡ'nɪfɪkənt]
- adj. 无关紧要的
词态变化
副词: insignificantly;名词: insignificance;
助记提示
1、in- "not" + sign- + -ificant.
中文词源
insignificant 不重要的
in-,不，非，significant,重要的。
英文词源
- insignificant (adj.)
- 1650s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + significant. Related: Insignificantly.
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. In 1949 Bonn was a small, insignificant city.
- 1949年时波恩还是个无足轻重的小城市。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The levels of chemicals in the river are not insignificant.
- 河水中的化学物质含量不容忽视。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. The rate has fallen by an insignificant amount.
- 比率虽有下降,但微不足道.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. 35% of the population, a plurality, believed that the economic reforms would result in only insignificant change.
- 有35%的多数民众认为，经济改革不会带来实质性的变革。
来自柯林斯例句