词组 | irrelevant |
释义 | irrelevant AC /ɪˈreləvənt, ɪˈrelɪvənt/ adjective not useful or not relating to a particular situation, and therefore not importantadverbscompletely/totally/entirely/utterly irrelevant also quite irrelevant BrE His age is completely irrelevant. What matters is his ability to do the job.increasingly irrelevant The country where a company is based is becoming increasingly irrelevant.largely irrelevant (=mostly irrelevant) The precise timing of the meeting is largely irrelevant.nounsan irrelevant detail People always focus too much on irrelevant details.irrelevant information When you look on the internet, you’re presented with so much irrelevant information.an irrelevant question The lawyer was criticized by the judge for asking irrelevant questions.verbsbecome irrelevant People’s social class is becoming irrelevant.seem irrelevant The subject of pensions seems irrelevant to most teenagers.dismiss sth as irrelevant (=say that it is not worth considering something, because you think it is irrelevant) The report’s findings were dismissed as irrelevant at the time.consider sth irrelevant/regard sth as irrelevant Nobody’s feelings should be considered irrelevant.prepositionsirrelevant to sb/sth Politics is irrelevant to many young people.In spoken English, people often say that something has (got) nothing to do with what you are talking about: “What about the money?” “That has got nothing to do with it!” This use sounds a little informal and very strong.In more formal English, people say that something has no bearing on another thing: The court decided that the evidence had no bearing on the case (=it had no effect on the case and should not be considered).ANTONYMS → relevant |
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