insignificant

🇬🇧 UK/.insig'nifikәnt/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Not important, notable, or having any meaningful effect; trivial.

无关紧要的,微不足道的

n.

A person or thing of no importance.

无足轻重的人或事物

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
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significroot
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antperforming, being in a state
=insignificant

Common Collocations

  • 1.insignificant detail微不足道的细节
  • 2.insignificant amount微不足道的数量
  • 3.[insignificant] change[无关紧要的]变化

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The insignificant error was overlooked by the supervisor.

  • 2.

    His role in the project, though important, seemed insignificant to others.

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