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

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。
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。
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。
But that is almost insignificant.
但这一点几乎无关紧要。
The computational problem is not exactly insignificant.
这中间的计算问题并不是无关紧要的。
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。
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。
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。
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。