marginal

英 [ˈmɑːdʒɪnl]

美 [ˈmɑːrdʒɪnl]

adj.  小的; 微不足道的; 不重要的; 非主体的; 边缘的; 以相差无几的票数获胜(或失败)的
n.  (议会或地方委员会的)边缘席位

复数：marginals　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 小的；微不足道的；不重要的
  small and not important
  1. a marginal improvement in weather conditions
     天气条件的略微好转
  2. The story will only be of marginal interest to our readers.
     我们的读者对这则故事不会很感兴趣。
• 非主体的；边缘的
  not part of a main or important group or situation
  1. marginal groups in society
     社会中的非主流群体
• 以相差无几的票数获胜（或失败）的；边缘的
  won or lost by a very small number of votes and therefore very important or interesting as an indication of public opinion
  1. a marginal seat/constituency
     边缘席位 / 选区
• 写在页边空白处的
  written in the margin of a page
  1. marginal notes/comments
     页边的注解 / 评论
• 贫瘠的（因而盈利有限）
  that cannot produce enough good crops to make a profit

noun

• （议会或地方委员会的）边缘席位
  a seat in a parliament, on a local council, etc. that was won by a very small number of votes
  1. a Labour marginal
     工党的边缘席位

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （事情）微小的，不重要的
  If you describe something asmarginal, you mean that it is small or not very important.
  1. This is a marginal improvement on October...
     这是对10月份的一个小小改善。
  2. The role of the opposition party proved marginal.
     结果显示反对党的作用微乎其微。
• ADJ-GRADED (人)非主流的，边缘的
  If you describe people asmarginal, you mean that they are not involved in the main events or developments in society because they are poor or have no power.
  1. The tribunals were established for the well-integrated members of society and not for marginal individuals...
     特别法庭是为主流社会成员、而非个体设立的。
  2. I don't want to call him marginal, but he's not a major character.
     我不想说他是个小人物，可他也不是什么大人物。
• ADJ-GRADED (席位或选区)边缘的，以相差无几的票数获胜（或失败）的
  In political elections, amarginalseat or constituency is one which is usually won or lost by only a few votes, and is therefore of great interest to politicians and journalists.
  1. ...the views of voters in five marginal seats.
     选民对5个边缘席位的看法
  2. Amarginalis a marginal seat.
     边缘席位;优势微弱席位
  3. The votes in the marginals are those that really count...
     边缘席位的选票才是最关键的。
  4. The coalition won a majority of the vote but failed to win enough of the key marginals.
     该政党联盟赢得了绝大多数选票，但却未赢得足够多的关键边缘席位的选票。
• ADJ （活动、花费、税项等）边际的，边缘的
  Marginalactivities, costs, or taxes are not the main part of a business or an economic system, but often make the difference between its success or failure, and are therefore important to control.
  1. The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses, but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices...
     分析家们赞同削减边缘业务，但坚持认为公司必须作出更大牺牲。
  2. For low-paid workers, the marginal tax rate is at least 75%.
     对于低收入的工人来说，边际税率至少为75%。
• ADJ-GRADED (土地)贫瘠的
  Marginalland is not very good for growing crops or grass for animals.
  1. The poor are forced to farm in more marginal lands higher up the mountains.
     穷人们被迫在山峦更高处的更为贫瘠的土地上耕作。
  2. ...helping farmers, so they do not have to exploit marginal lands.
     帮助农民们，这样他们便不必开垦贫瘠的土地了。

英英释义

adj

• at or constituting a border or edge
  1. the marginal strip of beach
  Synonym:fringy
• of questionable or minimal quality
  1. borderline grades
  2. marginal writing ability
  Synonym:borderline
• producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
  1. marginal industries
• just barely adequate or within a lower limit
  1. a bare majority
  2. a marginal victory
  Synonym:bare(a)

双语例句

• High marginal tax rates may act as a disincentive to working longer hours.
  高额的边际税率可能会对加班起到抑制作用。
• The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses, but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices
  分析家们赞同削减边缘业务，但坚持认为公司必须作出更大牺牲。
• Yet this simple arithmetic ignores an offsetting effect: diminishing marginal returns.
  然而，这种简单的算法忽略了一种抵消效应：边际收益递减。
• Doing so would raise substantial revenue, promote tax fairness and avoid further increases in marginal tax rates.
  这样既可以大幅提高政府收入和促进税收公平，还可以避免边际税率进一步增加。
• Curve fitting problems are also discussed assumed linear marginal cost function.
  本文采用线性边际成本函数假设，研究了成本曲线拟合问题。
• This is a marginal improvement on October
  这是对10月份的一个小小改善。
• This paper investigates the effect of investment opportunities on marginal value of firms'cash holdings in China.
  本文研究了投资机会对上市公司现金持有的边际价值的影响。
• For analytical purposes, it is more important to focus on the marginal revenue and marginal cost curves.
  从分析的目的上来说，关注边际收益和边际成本曲线会更重要些。
• The tribunals were established for the well-integrated members of society and not for marginal individuals
  特别法庭是为主流社会成员、而非个体设立的。
• The neoclassical marginal productivity doctrine freats the factors of production like any commodity.
  新古典边际生产率理论把生产要素同任何商品一样对待。