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单词 inessential
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Definition of inessential in English:

inessential

adjective ɪnɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)lˌɪnəˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l
  • Not absolutely necessary.

    inessential information
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Like their persecuting predecessors, they mistakenly believed that consciences could be forced in ceremonial and other inessential matters.
    • In fact, all of the songs here are strong, with the sole exception being the inessential instrumental ‘I Need Something Stronger’.
    • Each of these two Simple Minds records has its share of inessential material, but that is greatly outweighed by the good stuff.
    • The Californian is a fine, if inessential sophomore effort from a skilled band that could be on the cusp of something great if only they'd let their guard down.
    • False positive results from vegetable peroxidases and red meats in the diet are less likely than with more sensitive tests, minimising the number of patients undergoing inessential colonoscopy.
    • This is a good, if inessential recording; it has no currency regarding trends, other than featuring talents that have made a lot of necessary music in the last several years.
    • The Nudix hydrolases thus offer an ideal system with which to study the evolution of a largely inessential protein family and its contribution to the individual biology of an organism.
    • Since the balance of power on the council changed in 2000, there has been a general consensus that York should try to reduce the number of inessential car journeys into the city centre.
    • When you have to do it in your head, you have to get really to the heart of the matter and try to eliminate the inessential details.
    • Are sneakers inessential - if so, does that mean it is okay for firms pursuing market share and surplus in sneakers to run sweat shops?
    • The inessential stuff between scenes, the transitions and build-ups and detailed expository explanations, are mainly not there.
    • In the end, both of the bonus tracks come off as inessential add-ons included for marketing, rather than musical, reasons.
    • The matchbox is an inessential prop because Spade uses a peculiar cigarette lighter to light his cigarettes.
    • The High Court, he said, was not an inessential appendage to the new constitutional structure.
    • The album closes with ‘Hey Joe’ and six catchy but inessential bonus tracks.
    • It was the type of luxury but inessential furnishing that proliferated in type and quantity in sixteenth-century Venice.
    • This involves cunning compression strategies that throw out inessential data and crams the essentials onto tape using a head that rotates at 9000 rpm.
    • Call me Marxist if you must, but since when does blowing away money on overpriced, inessential and short-lived goods constitute a subversive act?
    • It is perhaps the fact that Laner is a jack of all trades and a master of none, that makes Slow Food, as a whole, an inessential release.
    • With such a policy inessential trips will be discouraged, the most economically and socially valuable ones will become easier and less polluting, and the environment will be enhanced.
    Synonyms
    unnecessary, not necessary, not essential, non-essential, not needed, not required, unwanted, uncalled-for, needless, redundant, superfluous, excessive, excess, surplus, dispensable, expendable, optional, ornamental, cosmetic
    unimportant, minor, secondary, peripheral
    rare supererogatory
noun ɪnɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)lˌɪnəˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l
usually inessentials
  • A thing that is not absolutely necessary.

    few people had spare cash for inessentials
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Well in the more therapeutic mode - ‘why don't you have perspective of what's really important in your life, focus on what's important, don't focus on these inessentials or inconsequentials.’
    • The production of crockery, cutlery and toys was severely curtailed as inessentials.
    • We cannot allow a situation where property is taxed at exorbitant levels while the money is squandered on inessentials and perks for the powerful.
    • On these five instrumental pieces he's stripped away all of his music's inessentials, excising overwrought vocals or flashy solos to instead pare these blues-based excursions down to a streamlined, locomotive core.
    • What is peculiar, but alas, all too typical of most, not all, of the people who comment here is their capacity to rabbit on about inessentials and ignore this basic problem.
 
 

Definition of inessential in US English:

inessential

adjectiveˌinəˈsen(t)SH(ə)lˌɪnəˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l
  • Not absolutely necessary.

    inessential information
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is perhaps the fact that Laner is a jack of all trades and a master of none, that makes Slow Food, as a whole, an inessential release.
    • False positive results from vegetable peroxidases and red meats in the diet are less likely than with more sensitive tests, minimising the number of patients undergoing inessential colonoscopy.
    • This is a good, if inessential recording; it has no currency regarding trends, other than featuring talents that have made a lot of necessary music in the last several years.
    • When you have to do it in your head, you have to get really to the heart of the matter and try to eliminate the inessential details.
    • This involves cunning compression strategies that throw out inessential data and crams the essentials onto tape using a head that rotates at 9000 rpm.
    • Since the balance of power on the council changed in 2000, there has been a general consensus that York should try to reduce the number of inessential car journeys into the city centre.
    • The matchbox is an inessential prop because Spade uses a peculiar cigarette lighter to light his cigarettes.
    • Call me Marxist if you must, but since when does blowing away money on overpriced, inessential and short-lived goods constitute a subversive act?
    • With such a policy inessential trips will be discouraged, the most economically and socially valuable ones will become easier and less polluting, and the environment will be enhanced.
    • Like their persecuting predecessors, they mistakenly believed that consciences could be forced in ceremonial and other inessential matters.
    • The album closes with ‘Hey Joe’ and six catchy but inessential bonus tracks.
    • Each of these two Simple Minds records has its share of inessential material, but that is greatly outweighed by the good stuff.
    • The inessential stuff between scenes, the transitions and build-ups and detailed expository explanations, are mainly not there.
    • In fact, all of the songs here are strong, with the sole exception being the inessential instrumental ‘I Need Something Stronger’.
    • The High Court, he said, was not an inessential appendage to the new constitutional structure.
    • In the end, both of the bonus tracks come off as inessential add-ons included for marketing, rather than musical, reasons.
    • Are sneakers inessential - if so, does that mean it is okay for firms pursuing market share and surplus in sneakers to run sweat shops?
    • The Nudix hydrolases thus offer an ideal system with which to study the evolution of a largely inessential protein family and its contribution to the individual biology of an organism.
    • It was the type of luxury but inessential furnishing that proliferated in type and quantity in sixteenth-century Venice.
    • The Californian is a fine, if inessential sophomore effort from a skilled band that could be on the cusp of something great if only they'd let their guard down.
    Synonyms
    unnecessary, not necessary, not essential, non-essential, not needed, not required, unwanted, uncalled-for, needless, redundant, superfluous, excessive, excess, surplus, dispensable, expendable, optional, ornamental, cosmetic
nounˌinəˈsen(t)SH(ə)lˌɪnəˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l
usually inessentials
  • A thing that is not absolutely necessary.

    few people had spare cash for inessentials
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We cannot allow a situation where property is taxed at exorbitant levels while the money is squandered on inessentials and perks for the powerful.
    • On these five instrumental pieces he's stripped away all of his music's inessentials, excising overwrought vocals or flashy solos to instead pare these blues-based excursions down to a streamlined, locomotive core.
    • Well in the more therapeutic mode - ‘why don't you have perspective of what's really important in your life, focus on what's important, don't focus on these inessentials or inconsequentials.’
    • What is peculiar, but alas, all too typical of most, not all, of the people who comment here is their capacity to rabbit on about inessentials and ignore this basic problem.
    • The production of crockery, cutlery and toys was severely curtailed as inessentials.
 
 
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