Word
nonessential
非必需的;不必要的
核心释义
Not required; not essential.
- 1.
非必需的;不是必要的。
Not required; not essential.
非必需的;不是必要的。;非本质的
用法In use
We decided to cut all nonessential expenses from the budget.
用法提示:此处 nonessential 作形容词,修饰 expenses,表示“非本质的;不必要的”。
The report contains a lot of nonessential information that we can skip.
用法提示:nonessential 作为形容词修饰 information,意为“非必要的”。
During the emergency, only nonessential staff were asked to leave the building.
用法提示:nonessential 在此作形容词,修饰 staff,表示“非关键的;不重要的”。
nonessential + noun
The report included many nonessential details.
报告中包含了许多非本质的细节。
be nonessential to
也可用作表语,后接介词to。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- inessential
- 非本质的,不必要的 · nonessential和inessential同义,但nonessential更常用于指绝对非必要,inessential有时侧重非本质属性。
- essential
- 必要的,本质的 · essential是nonessential的反义词,学习者可能因忽略否定前缀而误用。
词族Word family
- nonessentials
- plural
学习提示Learner notes
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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