➡ See also the entry for slight另見slight條minor ♦︎ trivial ♦︎ petty ♦︎ insignificant ♦︎ peripheral ♦︎ light ♦︎ unimportantThese words all describe people or things that are not important or do not deserve serious attention.這些詞均表示不重要的、次要的、無足輕重的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆minor / trivial / petty / peripheral / unimportant things◆a minor / trivial / petty problem◆minor / trivial / insignificant / unimportant details◆a minor / a trivial / an insignificant matter / incident◆a minor / trivial / petty offence◆minor / petty crime / theft / criminals◆a minor / trivial ailment◆a trivial / an insignificant / an unimportant fact◆very minor / trivial / petty / insignificant / light / unimportant◆apparently / seemingly minor / trivial / insignificant / unimportant■minor [usually before noun] not very large, important or serious較小的;次要的;輕微的◆The new plan involves widening a minor road through the valley.新規劃包括拓寬一條穿過山谷的小路。◆There may be some minor changes to the schedule.時間安排上也許會有些小變動。◆Women played a relatively minor role in the organization.婦女在這個組織中發揮着相對次要的作用。◆The CD contains a number of delightful short pieces by minor composers.這張光碟内有幾首由不太出名的作曲家創作的歡快的短曲。◆Both the driver and the passenger suffered minor injuries.司機和乘客兩人都受了輕傷。◆You may need to undergo minor surgery.你也許得做個小手術。OPPmajor ⇨ main, serious,severe ⇨ serious1■trivial ˈtrɪviəl (oftendisapproving) not important or serious; not worth worrying about不重要的;瑣碎的;微不足道的◆I didn't want to bother you with such a trivial matter.我不想拿這樣的瑣事來煩你。◆I know it sounds trivial, but I'm worried about it.我知道這事聽起來微不足道,但我還是放心不下。ⓘ Trivial is used especially to talk about an incident, a matter or a detail. People also often say that sth is too trivial to bother about/worry about/mention/make a fuss about. * trivial尤用以形容incident、matter和detail;常見的搭配還有be too trivial to bother about/worry about/mention/make a fuss about。▸triviality ˌtrɪviˈæləti
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[countable, uncountable] ◆ (disapproving) I don't want to waste time on trivialities.我不想把時間浪費在瑣事上。◆His speech was one of great triviality.他的講話無足輕重。■petty [usually before noun] (usuallydisapproving) small and not important; not deserving serious attention小的;瑣碎的;無足輕重的◆I don't want to hear any more about your petty squabbles.我再也不想聽到你們那些小口角了。◆There are plenty of petty bureaucrats(= who do not have much power or authority) who would report you for that.有很多小官僚會爲那件事告發你。◆The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.解除了各種瑣碎的限制後,日子變得輕鬆了一些。ⓘ Petty is used especially to talk about crimes and conflicts that are not very serious. * petty尤用以形容不太嚴重的罪行和沖突◆petty crime / theft / corruption / tyranny輕微罪行;小偷小摸;輕微的腐敗/專制◆a petty criminal / thief / tyrant輕罪犯;小竊賊;小暴君◆petty squabbles / jealousies / feuds小口角;小小的妒忌/不和■insignificant (ratherformal, especiallywritten) not big or valuable enough to be considered important微不足道的;無足輕重的◆These results are statistically insignificant.在統計學的意義上,這些結果無關緊要。◆The levels of chemicals in the river are not insignificant.河水中化學物質的含量不容忽視。◆He made her feel insignificant and stupid.他讓她感到自己卑微愚蠢。ⓘ Not insignificant is a rather formal way of saying that sth is actually quite important, or more important than people might think. Insignificant can also be used to talk about a person who seems or feels as if they are not important or have no influence. * not insignificant是頗爲正式的用法,表示某事實際上很重要,或者比人們想象的更爲重要。insignificant亦可用來表示某人看起來或覺得自己似乎不重要或沒有影響力。OPPsignificant ⇨ important▸insignificance
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[uncountable] ◆Her own problems paled into insignificance beside this terrible news.跟這個可怕的消息相比,她自己的問題就顯得微不足道了。OPPsignificance ⇨ importance■peripheral pəˈrɪfərəl (formal, especially business尤用於商業) not as important as the main aim or part of an activity次要的;附帶的◆The experiment looks at subjects' ability to take in peripheral information.這項實驗要考查實驗對象吸收輔助信息的能力。◆Fund-raising is peripheral to their main activities.與他們的主要活動相比,籌集資金是次要的。ⓘ Peripheral is used especially to talk about information or details, or activities and developments. * peripheral尤用以形容information、detail、activity和development。 see also periphery ⇨ edgenoun■lightentertaining rather than serious and not needing much mental effort娛樂性的;消遣性的;輕鬆的◆Do you need some light reading for the beach?你是否需要一些在海邊休閒時看的消遣讀物?◆a concert of light classical music古典輕音樂會ⓘ Light is used especially to talk about leisure activities. * light尤用以形容休閒活動◆light reading / fiction / entertainment / comedy / music / opera消遣讀物;輕鬆的小說/娛樂;輕喜劇;輕音樂;輕歌劇■unimportant (especiallywritten) not important; not deserving serious attention不重要的;次要的;無足輕重的◆Don't worry about these unimportant details.别爲這些細枝末節煩惱。◆They dismissed the problem as unimportant.他們認爲這個問題無關緊要而未予理會。OPPimportant ⇨ important
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