单词 | negligible |
释义 | negligible (neglɪdʒɪbəl ) adjective An amount or effect that is negligible is so small that it is not worth considering or worrying about. The pay that the soldiers received was negligible. Senior managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible impact. Synonyms: insignificant, small, minute, minor Collocations: negligible amount The landfill tax was introduced in 1996 but was a negligible amount. Times, Sunday Times (2010) A time bomb containing a small but by no means negligible amount of cold takeaway coffee. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The big international explorers took up a negligible amount. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It was not a huge improvement, but the letters had to be sent anyway so tweaking the wording had come at negligible cost. Times, Sunday Times This can be achieved at negligible cost. Times, Sunday Times He claims that the rewording led to a 16% increase in payment, at negligible cost. Times, Sunday Times We have developed and implemented at negligible cost to the taxpayer an electronic patient record that integrates the general practice, hospital and social care records in a single format. Times, Sunday Times A small rural community could use a system like this indefinitely, and it would provide clean drinking water at a negligible cost after the initial equipment purchase and setup. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In terms of overall mortality, as opposed to that related just to heart disease, it accounted for a negligible difference. Times,Sunday Times Shifting those flights to other airports would make negligible difference to our aviation hub capacity crunch. Times, Sunday Times Even leaving car windows slightly open makes only a negligible difference. Times, Sunday Times At the modest rotational speeds encountered in skates, manufacturer data suggests negligible difference in friction performance between the various bearing materials. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some operational amplifiers are designed to be used only in negative-feedback configurations that enforce a negligible difference between the inverting and non-inverting inputs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The others have only had a negligible impact. Times, Sunday Times The charge would have hit thousands of families with larger cars, although it was expected to have a negligible impact on the amount of carbon dioxide released. Times, Sunday Times He noted that although the value of the yen mattered for profits it had a negligible impact on sales. Times, Sunday Times Both fisheries have a negligible impact on this species because of their small scale, and are unlikely to expand in the near future. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Taken one at a time, each small travel decision made individually by the travellers had a negligible impact on the survivability of the railroad. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 微不足道的 Japanese: 取るに足らない |
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