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in·sig·nif·i·cant
/-kənt/
(
a
.)無關重要的,無意義的,瑣碎的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
In·sig·nif·i·cant
a.
1.
Not
significant
;
void
of
signification
,
sense
,
or
import
;
meaningless
;
as
,
insignificant
words
.
2.
Having
no
weight
or
effect
;
answering
no
purpose
;
unimportant
;
valueless
;
futile
.
Laws
must
be
insignificant
without
the
sanction
of
rewards
and
punishments
.
--
Bp
.
Wilkins
.
3.
Without
weight
of
character
or
social
standing
;
mean
;
contemptible
;
as
,
an
insignificant
person
.
Syn:
--
Unimportant
;
immaterial
;
inconsiderable
;
small
;
inferior
;
trivial
;
mean
;
contemptible
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
insignificant
adj
1:
not
large
enough
to
consider
or
notice
[
syn
:
trivial
]
2:
not
worthy
of
notice
[
syn
:
undistinguished
]
3:
signifying
nothing
; "
insignificant
sounds
"; "
his
response...is
picayune
and
unmeaning
"- R.B.
Pearsall
[
syn
:
unmeaning
]
4:
of
little
importance
or
influence
or
power
;
of
minor
status
;
"
a
minor
,
insignificant
bureaucrat
"; "
peanut
politicians
"
[
syn
:
peanut
]
5:
not
important
or
noteworthy
[
syn
:
unimportant
] [
ant
:
significant
]
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