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?英文怎么形容“重要”和“不重要”?(下)

看看“不重要”,英文里怎么形容。

1. not important/unimportant: not  likely to cause problems or to have an important effect on something

例:

'I forgot to add the olive oil.'  'Don't worry - it's not important.'-我忘了加橄榄油了。 -没事,加不加都无所谓。)

I don't want to waste time arguing over  unimportant details.(我不想浪费时间来讨论无关紧要的细节。)

Critics have dismissed his work as  unimportant.(评论家说他的作品毫无价值。)

 

2. minor: a minor problem, accident,disagreement etc is small and does not have a serious effect or result

例:

Two car windows were broken and minordamage was done to some shops.(两辆车的车窗被砸了,一些店有些小损失。)

She suffered some minor injuries in the  accident.(这次事故中,她受了点轻伤。)

We've had a few minor problems with the new  computer system.(电脑新系统有些小问题。)

 

3. insignificant/not significant:not important enough to worry about, especially because there are other  problems that are much more serious

例:

The level of radiation was considered  'insignificant' and not a danger to health.(辐射很小,对健康无害。)

There is a slight difference in the way menand women are affected by the drug, but this is not really significant.(男性和女性对药物的反应有点不同,这点不太重要。)

After a week of negotiations, the  differences between the two sides are now relatively insignificant.(经过一周谈判,双方分歧已经变小了。)

 

4. petty: something such as aproblem, argument, or worry that is petty is so unimportant that it seems sillyor selfish for someone to talk or worry about

例:

We started having arguments over petty  little things.(我们开始为鸡毛蒜皮的事情吵架。)

The meeting spent too much time on petty  issues, and didn't address the real problem.(会议上花了太多时间讨论鸡毛蒜皮的小事,没解决什么重要议题。)

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