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。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
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.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
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.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
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.
来自辞典例句