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

• 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 improvement seemed insignificant compared with my failures.
  这点进步，跟我的失败比较起来，似乎很小。
• An individual's strength is insignificant.
  个人的力量是渺小的。
• But that is almost insignificant.
  但这一点几乎无关紧要。
• Today I saw a red-and-yellow sunset and thought, How insignificant I am!
  今天，我看到了颜色红里有黄的日落，我想，我是多么微不足道啊！
• 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 the desert, men were insignificant.
  人类对它来说太渺小了。
• On this world, person always appears very insignificant.
  在这个世界上，人总是显得很渺小。
• 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。
• 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。