marginal，minor，negligible，minimal
这些形容词都含“不重要的、次要的”之意。
marginal指处于边缘，幅度、范围小，故价值或重要性不大。
minor多指与别的比较后显得不重要，或指较少、较小。
negligible指数量小，不重要，微不足道或可忽略不计。
minimal指最少、最低或最小。
- 词义辨析
- 双语例句
1、
The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.
年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色.
——《简明英汉词典》
2、
She is known in Italy for a number of minor roles in films.
她因在电影中饰演了一些配角而在意大利为人所知。
——柯林斯例句
3、
Seek common ground on major questions while reserving differences on minor ones.
求大同存小异.
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4、
The birth of her son was a minor interruption to her career.
她儿子的出生对她的事业造成一个小小的中断。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
5、
A biopsy is usually a minor surgical procedure.
活组织检查通常是一个很小的外科手术。
——柯林斯例句
6、
This cream can be used to treat sundry minor injuries.
这种药膏可用来治各种轻伤.
——《简明英汉词典》
7、
Minor cuts and grazes can usually be left uncovered to heal by themselves.
轻微的划伤和擦伤通常不用包扎就可以自愈。
柯林斯例句
8、
He urged them to set aside minor differences for the sake of peace.
他敦促他们为了和平抛开一些小的分歧。
——柯林斯例句
9、
He had a minor operation to remove a cyst.
他做了个切除囊肿的小手术。
——柯林斯例句
10、
There is concern that police use the law to confiscate assets from people who have committed minor offences.
有人担心警方利用该法罚没犯下轻罪的人的财产。
——柯林斯例句
11、
These are the major and minor premises on which the conclusion is based.
这是这个结论所依据的前提.
——《简明英汉词典》
12、
He had committed a minor sexual indiscretion.
他在性方面曾有一次不太检点.
——《简明英汉词典》
13、
The camera has undergone only two minor tweaks since its introduction.
那款相机自从推出以来仅经过两次小的改进。
——柯林斯例句
14、
minor infractions of EU regulations
对欧盟规定的轻微触犯
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
15、
There are many minor and obscure poets in the age of Elizabeth.
伊丽莎白时代有许多不知名的诗人.
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16、
The life we have built together is more important than any minor niggle either of us might have.
咱们共同建立的生活要比你我各自可能会有的任何小小的不满重要。
柯林斯例句
17、
Let's focus our attention on the main problem and not get bogged down in minor issues.
抓主要问题,不要被枝节问题牵掣住.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
18、
He wastes time fiddling about with minor matters.
他把时间都浪费在鸡毛蒜皮的小事上。
——柯林斯例句
19、
Only minor details now remain to be settled.
现在仅剩一些细枝末节的问题需要解决。
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20、
I must correct him on a minor point.
我必须纠正他的一处小错误。
柯林斯例句
21、
On land there was minor skirmishing.
陆地上发生了小规模的战斗。
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22、
Independent thinkers are shunted into minor jobs or refused promotion.
见解独到的人士要么被调往次要的岗位，要么就不被提升。
柯林斯例句
23、
These are minor quibbles.
这些不过是发发小牢骚罢了。
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24、
It isn't worthwhile spending so much time on minor problems.
在枝节问题上犯不着花这么多时间.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
25、
As I recall, you're not on the board, Joe; you're only a minor shareholder.
我记得你并没有进董事会，乔，你只是一个小股东而已。
柯林斯例句
26、
Twenty yuan was all spent on minor purchases.
20块钱全零用掉了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
27、
Don't neglect minor issues.
不要忽略枝节问题.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
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