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insignificance

美 [,ɪnsɪg'nɪfəkəns]

n. 无意义；不重要；无价值

助记提示

1、in- "not" + sign- + -ificance.

英文词源

insignificance (n.): 1690s, from insignificant + -ance. Related: Insignificancy (1650s).

双语例句

1. The cost pales into insignificance when compared with the damage done to his reputation.: 与对他声誉造成的损伤相比，这一代价就变得微不足道了。

2. The event was regarded as of such insignificance that not one major newspaper carried a report.: 该事件被认为根本无足轻重，以至于没有一家大报纸发文报道。

3. Her insignificance in the presence of so much magnificence faintly affected her.: "她想象着他所描绘的一切,心里不禁有些刺痛.

4. It was above the common mass , above idleness, above want, above insignificance.: 这里没有平凡, 没有懒散, 没有贫困, 也没有低微.

5. Compared to me, other wonders of the universe pale into insignificance.: 宇宙间的其它奇迹,和我相比, 都显得无足轻重.