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。
It does not mean you pain is insignificant.
不是说你的痛苦微不足道。
The suave and reasonable weight of his dislikes and his approvals stirred Shelton up to feel ironical and insignificant.
他那平和的恰如其分的爱憎，激起了谢尔顿的感情，使他有玩世不恭和无足轻重的感觉。
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！
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。
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。
When you understand that life is a test, you realize that nothing is insignificant in your life.
当你明白人生是一场考验时，你就会知道人生没有一件事是无关痛痒的。
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。
An individual's strength is insignificant.
个人的力量是渺小的。
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。