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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