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

• Although it is a small and insignificant bank, it represents the trend of the future.
  虽然它只是微不足道的一家小银行，却代表了未来的潮流。
• 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。
• Gandhi said that whatever you do in life will be insignificant, but it's very important that you do it.
  甘地说过，无论你在生命的过程中做了些什么，都是微不足道的，但重要的是你真的在做了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。