Word · Frequency #18436
insignificance
无关紧要;微不足道;无意义
核心释义
the quality of having little or no significance
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无关紧要的状态
the state of being insignificant
无关紧要的状态;无关紧要;低微;无意义;无价值
用法In use
She realized the insignificance of her problems after traveling to new places.
用法提示:insignificance 在此为不可数名词,作 realized 的宾语,表示“无关紧要、微不足道”。
The insignificance of the donation surprised the charity workers.
用法提示:insignificance 为不可数名词,作句子主语,指“无关紧要”的性质。
His feeling of insignificance vanished when he joined the team.
用法提示:insignificance 在短语 feeling of insignificance 中为名词,表示“无足轻重、渺小”的感觉。
the insignificance of sth
He finally realized the insignificance of his worries.
他终于意识到自己的担忧微不足道。
be of insignificance to sb
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pale into insignificance
- 相形见绌;显得微不足道
- The problems we faced paled into insignificance compared with the hardships of earlier generations.与我们前辈所经历的艰辛相比,我们面临的问题相形见绌。
- fade into insignificance
- 逐渐变得无关紧要
- The debate over the policy faded into insignificance once the new law was passed.新法律通过后,关于该项政策的争论逐渐变得无关紧要。
- a sense of insignificance
- 一种微不足道的感觉
- Gazing at the starry sky, she felt a profound sense of insignificance.凝视星空时,她感到一种深深的微不足道之感。
- relative insignificance
- 相对无关紧要
- The relative insignificance of these details should not distract us from the main argument.这些细节的相对无关紧要不应分散我们对主要论点的注意力。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 in 看作“不”,significance 是“重要性”;去掉了重要性,就是 insignificance(无关紧要)。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、academic or philosophical discussion insignificance 是比较正式的名词,多用于书面语或正式场合,表示“无关紧要、微不足道”的状态;日常口语中较少单独使用,比较常见于学术、文学或哲理讨论中。
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词,通常用于表示无意义或微不足道
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 significance /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/,重音及之后的读音与 insignificance 相同。注意 insignificant /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ 和 significant /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ 末尾读 /t/ 而不是 /s/;sign /saɪn/、resign /rɪˈzaɪn/、design /dɪˈzaɪn/ 中的 sign 读 /saɪn/,不是 /sɪɡn/,拼写相似但发音不同。
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