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单词 negligible
释义
negligibleneg‧li‧gi‧ble /ˈneɡlɪdʒəbəl/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINnegligible
Origin:
1800-1900 Early French négligible, from négliger; ➔ NEGLIGEE
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Each piece of candy contains a negligible amount of fat.
  • Economists say raising the minimum wage would have a negligible effect on employment rates.
  • Expenses for maintaining the investment fund are negligible - just half a percentage point of profit.
  • The chances of a healthy adult contracting the disease are negligible.
  • The cost of maintaining the machine is negligible.
  • The difference in cost would be negligible.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • According to Scrooge McDuck theorists, such problems are negligible irritants.
  • Also, strikes are responsible for an almost negligible amount of lost time compared with total hours worked by the employed population.
  • And Carolan was not negligible as an expert on painting in his own right.
  • Nitrogen generation is negligible for both coals over the maturity range investigated.
  • Raising the minimum wage has a negligible impact on unemployment.
  • The set of services that fits into this category, however, may well be negligible.
  • This does not mean that the pace of innovation and of capital formation in the eighteenth-century economy were negligible.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
not important: · The exact details are unimportant.· Girls' education was seen as unimportant.
not important, or not very important. These phrases sound a little more formal than unimportant: · If you're capable of doing the job, your age is of no importance.· It's of little importance whether or not this story is true.
small and not very likely to have an important effect – used especially about changes, problems, injuries, damage, or differences: · I've made a few minor changes.· The driver suffered minor injuries.· These are just minor problems.
very unimportant and not worth worrying about or spending time on: · They had a disagreement about some trivial matter.· She tends to get upset about trivial things.
very small and unimportant, especially when compared to other things: · Her own problems seemed insignificant.· The amount of carbon they produce is relatively insignificant.
extremely small and not important – used especially about effects, amounts, differences, or risks: · So far, the program has had a negligible effect.· The difference in price is negligible.
not as important as something else: · These issues are of secondary importance.· For many women, a career is secondary to being a mother.
Longman Language Activatora very small amount of something such as a feeling, quality etc
a very small amount, so that there is not enough to have an effect, be useful, important etc: · "How much do you know about computers?" "Very little, I'm afraid."very little trouble/patience/help etc: · I had very little energy left.· Changing the law will make very little difference.· It makes very little sense for companies to maintain large inventories these days.
such a small amount that you can hardly notice it: almost no trouble/patience/help etc: · Scientists have paid almost no attention to the new theory.· She supports the bill although she admits it has almost no chance of being passed.· The birth control campaign was begun 10 years ago but has had almost no impact in the rural areas.almost none: · "What progress have you made on your research project?" "Almost none."
also scarcely any especially British almost none at all: · She said she felt a lot of regret about leaving, but I felt hardly any at all.hardly any trouble/patience/help etc: · They closed down the whole department with barely any notice to the staff.· Mark is so lazy, he makes scarcely any effort to improve his work.
a very small amount of something, that you almost do not notice: · "Are you ready yet?" asked Hazel, with a touch of irritation in her voice.· For the first time a hint of tension had crept into their relationship.· After speaking to her for awhile, he began to detect a trace of a Southern accent.
formal a small amount, especially when you expect more: little trouble/patience/help etc: · Little progress was made during the negotiations.· The report offers little hope that the economy will improve any time soon.· There seems to be little chance of him coming home for Christmas.
a minimal amount of something is the smallest that is possible, so that it is not worth thinking or worrying about: · The new operating technique involves minimal risk to patients.· The impact of the sale on current employees should be minimal.· The crew had very little experience and were given minimal safety training.
a negligible amount of something is so small that it has almost no effect at all: · The damage done to his property was negligible.· Economists say raising the minimum wage would have a negligible effect on employment rates.· The chances of a healthy adult contracting the disease are negligible.
if you know, learn, say, hear etc next to nothing about something, then you know, learn etc very little about it: · I learned next to nothing at school - the teachers were awful.· My parents know next to nothing about the men I date.
a small amount of money
· Most people will give a little to charity if they are asked.a little money/cash · I have a little cash with me, but not enough to pay for both of us.a little extra · He earns a little extra by working on weekends.a little over/under (=a little more or less than an amount of money) · The car costs a little over $20,000.a little more/less · A private room costs a little more, but it's worth it.
there is only a small amount of money, especially when you expect or need more: · After paying rent he doesn't have much left to buy food and pay bills.not much money/cash: · Pete didn't get much money when he sold his car.not very much: · I don't think he earns very much working at the bank.
a very small amount of money, so that there is not enough to have an effect: · He spends very little on food.· Considering they work so hard they're paid very little.very little money/cash: · When Maria lost her job she had very little money in savings.
if the amount that something costs is next to nothing , it is extremely cheap: · It costs next to nothing to go to an afternoon movie.· The company's profits climbed from next to nothing to $6 million in just two years.
a nominal sum, charge, or payment is very small, because what is important is that something is paid, even if it is much less than would usually be paid: · We are allowed to use the tennis courts for a nominal fee.a nominal £1/$5 etc: · Tickets for the concert are a nominal $3 for students.
an amount of money that is negligible is so small that it has no effect or is so small that it is not worth worrying about: · The cost of maintaining the machine is negligible.· Expenses for maintaining the investment fund are negligible - just half a percentage point of profit.
British /a drop in the bucket American informal an amount is a drop in the ocean or a drop in the bucket when it seems very small compared with what is really needed: · The United States pledge of $100 million to the rainforest fund is a drop in the ocean.· Third World debt is so massive that recent pledges to reduce it are just a drop in the bucket.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
formal (=very small)· The advertising campaign had a negligible effect on demand.
(=very small and not important)· The change in government had a minimal impact in the rural areas of the country.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Also, strikes are responsible for an almost negligible amount of lost time compared with total hours worked by the employed population.· S., but the risk of being caught is almost negligible.· Justice in Rio is normally so slow that the effect on law enforcement is almost negligible.· The new decision also sets an almost negligible threshold of collaboration.· Advantages of the ancient method of water transportation include a stable water-flow with little vaporisation and energy consumption that is almost negligible.· It still depends on flow-patterns, even when the air is so thin as to be almost negligible.
NOUN
· Also, strikes are responsible for an almost negligible amount of lost time compared with total hours worked by the employed population.
· They claimed the private hospital development would have a negligible effect on residents.· Other economists say raising the minimum wage would have negligible effects on employment.· He says impact fees have a negligible effect and are the wrong way to go.· In the rat cerebral cortex in the absence of calmodulin, calcium has a negligible effect at low concentrations.
· Charity schools had a negligible impact in areas where child employment opportunities were widespread.· Raising the minimum wage has a negligible impact on unemployment.· Estimates of the effect of the few Concordes currently in operation are that they have a negligible impact on the ozone layer.
 too slight or unimportant to have any effect SYN  insignificant:  The damage done to his property was negligible.► see thesaurus at unimportant
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