Word · Frequency #18436
insignificances
无关紧要；微不足道；无意义
insignificances is the plural of insignificance.
the quality of having little or no significance
- 1.
the state of being insignificant
无关紧要的状态
无关紧要的状态；无关紧要；低微；无意义；无价值
In use
She realized the insignificance of her problems after traveling to new places.
The insignificance of the donation surprised the charity workers.
His feeling of insignificance vanished when he joined the team.
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
These details are of insignificance to the overall plan.
这些细节对整个计划来说无关紧要。
fade into insignificance
固定搭配，强调相比之下变得不重要。
Our problems faded into insignificance compared to theirs.
与他们的相比，我们的问题变得微不足道。
apparent insignificance
Despite its apparent insignificance, the clue was crucial.
尽管看似无关紧要，这个线索却至关重要。
Common mistakes
This issue is of an insignificance.This issue is of insignificance.
insignificance 为不可数名词，前面不应加不定冠词 'an'。
The insignificant of the problem is obvious.The insignificance of the problem is obvious.
此处需要名词 insignificance 作主语，而 insignificant 是形容词，不能用作主语。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- pale into insignificance
Learner notes
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）。
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。
Grammar Note
不可数名词，通常用于表示无意义或微不足道
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.