negligible

英 [ˈneɡlɪdʒəbl]

美 [ˈneɡlɪdʒəbl]

adj.  微不足道的; 不重要的; 不值一提的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 微不足道的；不重要的；不值一提的
  of very little importance or size and not worth considering
  1. The cost was negligible.
     费用不大，无关紧要。
  2. a negligible amount
     很小的量

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 微不足道的;可忽略不计的
  An amount or effect that isnegligibleis so small that it is not worth considering or worrying about.
  1. The pay that the soldiers received was negligible...
     士兵拿到的军饷少得可怜。
  2. Senior managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible impact.
     高层主管们相信罢工的影响微不足道。

英英释义

adj

• so small as to be meaningless
  1. the effect was negligible
• not worth considering
  1. he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost
  2. piffling efforts
  3. a trifling matter
  Synonym:paltrytrifling

双语例句

• Furthermore, the scattering is negligible with respect to absorption, eliminating 'multiple-scattering' problem.
  此外，散射同吸收相比微不足道，从而消除了多次散射问题。
• There's no friction, and the spring itself has negligible mass compared to this one.
  没有摩擦，因此弹簧本身的重力，与物体质量相比，可以忽略。
• The practical inconveniences of long hair are negligible.
  长发在实际生活中产生的不便可以忽略不计。
• The change from one value to another in a single increment and in negligible time.
  在可忽略不计的时间内，信号从一个值按单位增量跃变到另一个值。
• The wind was so light that it had only a negligible effect on the outside temperature.
  风这么弱，对外面的温度起不了多大的作用。
• But in Nepal the number is negligible.
  然而这尼泊尔，这个数字是可以忽略不计的。
• This yill have a negligible effect on the temperature.
  这对温度的影响将是微乎其微的。
• He predicted that this would have a negligible effect on the temperature.
  他预言这对温度的影响微乎其微。
• He is a negligible person in the government.
  在政府中他是个微不足道的人。
• The economic cost to the rich would be negligible and the social gains enormous.
  富人的经济成本可以忽略不计，而社会收益将是巨大的。