Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #9487
unimportant
/ənɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
adjective
不重要的；无关紧要的
unimportant; not important or noteworthy
- 1.
petty; not important or noteworthy
琐碎的；不重要的或不值得注意的
- 2.
not important
不重要
- 3.
devoid of importance, meaning, or force
没有重要性、意义或力量
琐碎的；不重要的或不值得注意的；不重要；没有重要性、意义或力量；不重要的
In use
Don't worry about that detail; it's unimportant.
She decided to focus on her studies and ignore unimportant distractions.
The color of the folder is unimportant; what matters is the information inside.
a relatively unimportant feature of the system
the question seems unimportant
be unimportant (to sb)
表示对某人或某事不重要。
This detail is unimportant to the final decision.
这个细节对最终决定不重要。
It is unimportant (for sb) to do sth
句型表示做某事不重要。
Connections
Collocations
- relatively unimportant
- 相对不重要的
- The details are relatively unimportant compared to the main issue.与主要问题相比，细节相对不重要。
- seemingly unimportant
- 看似不重要的
- She focused on a seemingly unimportant clue that solved the case.她关注了一个看似不重要的线索，最终破了案。
- utterly unimportant
- 完全不重要的
- His opinion was utterly unimportant to the decision.他的意见对这个决定完全不重要。
- trivial and unimportant
- 琐碎且不重要的
- Stop worrying about trivial and unimportant issues.别为这些琐碎且不重要的事情烦恼了。
- unimportant detail
- 不重要的细节
- He overlooked an unimportant detail in the contract.他忽略了合同中一个不重要的细节。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
重要的事要牢记，un不重要放一边。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：工作、日常交流、学术写作 通常用于中性描述，可出现在多种语境中，比较常见于日常对话和书面语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the suffix -ant pronounced /ənt/, matching the ending of unimportant. However, be careful with words like ant (/ænt/) or want (/wɑːnt/), which have different vowel sounds despite similar spellings.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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