inconsequential
UK/.inkɒnsi'kwenʃәl/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Not important; trivial
无关紧要的，微不足道的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
con-follow
+
-entperforming, being in a state
+
-ialrelating to, having the nature of
=inconsequential
in- (not) + consequential (important) = 'having no consequences worth noting' = trivial. It negates the 'important' sense of consequential, not its legal sense.
Root sequ still carries 21 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.inconsequential matter无关紧要的事
- 2.inconsequential detail微不足道的细节
- 3.seemingly inconsequential看似无足轻重的
Example Sentences
- 1.
The error was minor and inconsequential.
- 2.
They argued for an hour over an inconsequential detail.