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

• The difference is slight [ negligible].
  相差甚微。
• He is a negligible person in the government.
  在政府中他是个微不足道的人。
• The permeation constant of gases through metals is negligible except for hydrogen through palladium or iron.
  除了氢气能穿过钯和铁之外，气体穿过金属的透气常数是可以略而不计的。
• There is a negligible difference in meaning between these two words.
  这两个词之间在意思上差别是极小的。
• 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。
• 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。
• This I think everybody has heard million times right, but it is not negligible.
  这点我想大家也已经听了千万次了吧，但是它却是不可忽略的。
• 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。
• Learn the basics of which, for better organization and optimize the process have a negligible effect.
  了解其中的基本知识，对于更好的组织和优化程序有着不可忽视的作用。