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词汇 negligible
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Definition of negligible in English:

negligible

adjective ˈnɛɡlɪdʒɪb(ə)lˈnɛɡlədʒəb(ə)l
  • So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

    可忽略不计的;无关紧要的

    he said that the risks were negligible

    他说风险可以忽略不计。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Any help or assistance is sufficient provided it is not so insignificant as to be negligible.
    • Instead, it allocates a negligible amount for the maintenance and upkeep of the zoos.
    • This is common sense really, but I have no doubt that the chances of it being adopted are negligible due to cost.
    • The Licence Committee's view is that this could not be considered negligible.
    • The proposed route would divert a negligible amount of traffic from the city.
    • Some consider this of negligible importance, but sound evidence exists to the contrary.
    • I chose not to point out the negligible cost of such an economic crime to them, but continued to grovel for clemency.
    • Even more foolishly, I assumed that the cost of keeping track of guns would be negligible.
    • The start-up costs of digital are much greater than film, but the incremental costs are negligible.
    • A spokesman for the county council said only one sign was to be moved at a negligible cost.
    • Telephone networks are digital, and the marginal cost of providing a call is negligible.
    • Publishing on the web costs a lot less than publishing on paper, although its costs are not negligible.
    • Yet, against that self-image stands a record of slight, even negligible achievement.
    • A modest or negligible rise in labor costs will not have a major effect on inflation, he said.
    • Eventually the government award was appealed and reduced to a negligible amount.
    • After a negligible amount of sleep, it was up at eight on the Saturday, for a long day of activities.
    • I can give total online operations, and the cost of migration will be negligible.
    • The amount of crime reported to us is negligible, although for anyone who suffers it's one crime too many.
    • Except for the negligible cost of printing the money, the central bank incurs no other cost in producing it.
    • Any error introduced while measuring the width of strips a d is considered negligible.
    Synonyms
    unimportant, of minor importance, of no importance, of little importance, of little import, trivial, trifling, footling, inconsequential, of little consequence, of no consequence, of no account, of no moment, inconsiderable, not worth mentioning, not worth speaking of, nugatory, meagre, paltry, scanty, petty, insubstantial, unsubstantial, flimsy, frivolous, pointless, worthless, irrelevant, immaterial, peripheral, extraneous, non-essential
    trivial, trifling, insignificant, unimportant, minor, of no account, of no consequence, of no importance, not worth bothering about, not worth mentioning, inconsequential, minimal, small, slight, tiny, minute, inappreciable, imperceptible, infinitesimal, nugatory, petty

Derivatives

  • negligibility

  • noun nɛɡlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtiˌnɛɡlədʒəˈbɪlədi
    • These relations are parametered by fuzzy sets which provide a semantics for the notions of negligibility and closeness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Now that he's going, expect to read a deluge of diatribes by print journalists either lauding the awesome might of the people or shakily insisting on the ultimate negligibility of the medium.
      • This, in the Tribunal's view, is in keeping with the Tribunal's decision in this motion that it can only determine the issue of negligibility at the conclusion of the injury stage of its proceedings.
      • Yesterday, the Nader effect faded to negligibility.
  • negligibly

  • adverb
    • As long as sex involves random mating, this advantage is negligibly small unless deleterious mutations are very recessive.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Almost two years after its founding, the Afghan national government is only negligibly present in most of the nation, if at all.
      • The researchers say that a shell of plasmonic material will scatter light negligibly if the light's frequency is close to the resonant frequency of the plasmons.
      • Contrary to Mr Ryan's statement, taxi usage has increased only negligibly, and patient care hasn't been compromised.
      • The scheme is quite straightforward in the case of the failure of individual, small banks - that is, banks that are a negligibly small component of the banking system overall.

Origin

Early 19th century: from obsolete French, from négliger 'to neglect'.

Definition of negligible in US English:

negligible

adjectiveˈneɡləjəb(ə)lˈnɛɡlədʒəb(ə)l
  • So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

    可忽略不计的;无关紧要的

    sound could at last be recorded with incredible ease and at negligible cost
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Publishing on the web costs a lot less than publishing on paper, although its costs are not negligible.
    • A modest or negligible rise in labor costs will not have a major effect on inflation, he said.
    • Any error introduced while measuring the width of strips a d is considered negligible.
    • A spokesman for the county council said only one sign was to be moved at a negligible cost.
    • I chose not to point out the negligible cost of such an economic crime to them, but continued to grovel for clemency.
    • Yet, against that self-image stands a record of slight, even negligible achievement.
    • Except for the negligible cost of printing the money, the central bank incurs no other cost in producing it.
    • Eventually the government award was appealed and reduced to a negligible amount.
    • Even more foolishly, I assumed that the cost of keeping track of guns would be negligible.
    • Telephone networks are digital, and the marginal cost of providing a call is negligible.
    • The proposed route would divert a negligible amount of traffic from the city.
    • The Licence Committee's view is that this could not be considered negligible.
    • The start-up costs of digital are much greater than film, but the incremental costs are negligible.
    • This is common sense really, but I have no doubt that the chances of it being adopted are negligible due to cost.
    • Instead, it allocates a negligible amount for the maintenance and upkeep of the zoos.
    • Some consider this of negligible importance, but sound evidence exists to the contrary.
    • After a negligible amount of sleep, it was up at eight on the Saturday, for a long day of activities.
    • Any help or assistance is sufficient provided it is not so insignificant as to be negligible.
    • The amount of crime reported to us is negligible, although for anyone who suffers it's one crime too many.
    • I can give total online operations, and the cost of migration will be negligible.
    Synonyms
    unimportant, of minor importance, of no importance, of little importance, of little import, trivial, trifling, footling, inconsequential, of little consequence, of no consequence, of no account, of no moment, inconsiderable, not worth mentioning, not worth speaking of, nugatory, meagre, paltry, scanty, petty, insubstantial, unsubstantial, flimsy, frivolous, pointless, worthless, irrelevant, immaterial, peripheral, extraneous, non-essential
    trivial, trifling, insignificant, unimportant, minor, of no account, of no consequence, of no importance, not worth bothering about, not worth mentioning, inconsequential, minimal, small, slight, tiny, minute, inappreciable, imperceptible, infinitesimal, nugatory, petty

Origin

Early 19th century: from obsolete French, from négliger ‘to neglect’.

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