词组 | unimportant |
释义 | unimportant /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt◂ $ -ɔːr-/ adjective not importantverbsseem unimportant His own safety seemed unimportant compared with that of his children.see/regard sth as unimportant also consider sth to be unimportant In those days, women’s education was seen as unimportant. | The documents were considered unimportant by the police.adverbsrelatively unimportant The differences between the designs are relatively unimportant.nounsan unimportant detail I didn’t want to waste time talking about unimportant details.prepositionsunimportant to sb Physical beauty was unimportant to her.Unimportant is less common before a noun.THESAURUS: unimportant minorchange | problem | injury | accident | damage | offence | difference | detail | role not important or serious: She made a few minor changes to her speech. | He didn’t think it was worth bothering the doctor about these minor problems. | The driver suffered minor injuries. | The fires caused only minor damage. | Warnings will be given by the police for minor offences. | These days their disagreements tended to be over minor details. | He has played only a minor role in decision-making. smallthing | problem | mistake not important: His mind wandered from one small thing to another. | We had a small problem with the car door. | There were a few small mistakes, but the rest of the essay was very good. trivialmatter | things | incident | detail very unimportant and not worth worrying about or spending time on: Boiling a kettle may seem like a trivial matter, but it can cause problems for some people. | She gets annoyed about the most trivial things. | The manager wouldn’t bother herself about trivial details. insignificantamount | number | effect | impact | risk very small and unimportant, especially when compared to other things: $2 million is an insignificant amount compared to the total amount that people pay in taxes. | They found only an insignificant number of errors. | The changes will have an insignificant effect on global warming. | Her own problems seemed insignificant. | The amount of carbon produced is relatively insignificant. negligibleeffect | impact | amount | difference | risk | increase extremely small and not important, and not worth paying attention to: The wind only had a negligible effect on the runners’ times. | The sale of the TV station would have a negligible impact on the company’s earnings. | The sample contained negligible amounts of silver and gold. | The difference in price is negligible. | With government bonds the risk of losing your money is negligible. | Although this increase seems negligible, it is a significant rise for such a small time. pettycrime | criminal | argument | dispute | squabble petty crimes or arguments are not serious: Teenagers who are involved in petty crime usually get a warning from the police if they are caught. | The police arrested thieves, pickpockets, and other petty criminals. | Petty disputes between neighbours can sometimes turn into something much more serious. | There were the usual petty squabbles about money. secondaryrole | aim | purpose | issue | consideration not as important as something or someone else: Grant occupied a secondary role in the leadership. | Helping prisoners find work was a valuable but secondary aim. | The damage to the environment was considered to be a secondary issue. | They have lots of money, so price is a secondary consideration (=a less important thing to consider). | The romance is secondary to the main story.In more formal English, you can also say that something is of no importance or of little importance: The money is of no importance.If something is less important than another thing, you can say that it is of secondary importance: The attractiveness of the design is of secondary importance. |
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