英语词汇“inessential”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Something inessential isn't terribly important or necessary. While you need certain nutrients to stay alive and healthy, things like doughnuts and milkshakes are inessential parts of your diet.

The ornamental fireplace in your house that's never used is inessential, but the wood stove that heats your kitchen all winter is not. Inessential details can complicate books, essays, or legal documents, making them harder to understand. The adjective inessential adds the prefix in-, or "not," to essential, "extremely important," from the Latin root essentia, "being or essence."

WORD FAMILY

inessential: inessentiality, inessentially, inessentials+/essence: essences, essential/essential: essentiality, essentially, essentialness, essentials, inessential, nonessential, unessential/essentiality: essentialities/nonessential: nonessentials/unessential: unessentially

USAGE EXAMPLES

He refuses to differentiate between the interesting and the inessential.

Washington Post(Nov 15, 2016)

Alas, because it is a decent but inessential sequel, I will not be revisiting the game to perfect my technique.

Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016)

Withdrawal bleeds are an inessential design feature of the pill, but actual menstruation is different.

The Guardian(Nov 09, 2016)

1adj not absolutely necessary

Syn

unnecessary, unneeded

not necessary

2adj not basic or fundamental

Syn|Ant

unessential
accessorial

nonessential but helpful

adscititious

supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing

incidental, nonessential

not of prime or central importance

dispensable

capable of being dispensed with or done without

expendable

suitable to be expended

unimportant

not important

extrinsic

not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside

unnecessary, unneeded

not necessary

secondary

being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate

essential

basic and fundamental

crucial, important

of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

basal, primary

of primary importance

biogenic

essential for maintaining the fundamental life processes

constituent, constitutional, constitutive, organic

constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

must

highly recommended

no-frills

characterized by the absence of inessential features

staple

necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities

substantial, substantive

having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable

virtual

existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact

life-sustaining, vital

performing an essential function in the living body

indispensable

not to be dispensed with; essential

unexpendable

not suitable to be expended

important, of import

of great significance or value

intrinsic, intrinsical

belonging to a thing by its very nature

necessary

absolutely essential

primary

of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary

3n anything that is not essential

they discarded all their inessentials

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

nonessential

essential, necessary, necessity, requirement, requisite

anything indispensable

adjunct

something added to another thing but not an essential part of it

accompaniment, complement

something added to complete or embellish or make perfect

thing

a separate and self-contained entity

单词	inessential
释义	inessential (once / 87551 pages) adjn Something inessential isn't terribly important or necessary. While you need certain nutrients to stay alive and healthy, things like doughnuts and milkshakes are inessential parts of your diet. The ornamental fireplace in your house that's never used is inessential, but the wood stove that heats your kitchen all winter is not. Inessential details can complicate books, essays, or legal documents, making them harder to understand. The adjective inessential adds the prefix in-, or "not," to essential, "extremely important," from the Latin root essentia, "being or essence." WORD FAMILY inessential: inessentiality, inessentially, inessentials+/essence: essences, essential/essential: essentiality, essentially, essentialness, essentials, inessential, nonessential, unessential/essentiality: essentialities/nonessential: nonessentials/unessential: unessentially USAGE EXAMPLES He refuses to differentiate between the interesting and the inessential. Washington Post(Nov 15, 2016) Alas, because it is a decent but inessential sequel, I will not be revisiting the game to perfect my technique. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) Withdrawal bleeds are an inessential design feature of the pill, but actual menstruation is different. The Guardian(Nov 09, 2016) 1adj not absolutely necessary Syn unnecessary, unneeded not necessary 2adj not basic or fundamental Syn\|Ant unessential accessorial nonessential but helpful adscititious supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing incidental, nonessential not of prime or central importance dispensable capable of being dispensed with or done without expendable suitable to be expended unimportant not important extrinsic not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside unnecessary, unneeded not necessary secondary being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate essential basic and fundamental crucial, important of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis basal, primary of primary importance biogenic essential for maintaining the fundamental life processes constituent, constitutional, constitutive, organic constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) must highly recommended no-frills characterized by the absence of inessential features staple necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities substantial, substantive having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable virtual existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact life-sustaining, vital performing an essential function in the living body indispensable not to be dispensed with; essential unexpendable not suitable to be expended important, of import of great significance or value intrinsic, intrinsical belonging to a thing by its very nature necessary absolutely essential primary of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary 3n anything that is not essential they discarded all their inessentials Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper nonessential essential, necessary, necessity, requirement, requisite anything indispensable adjunct something added to another thing but not an essential part of it accompaniment, complement something added to complete or embellish or make perfect thing a separate and self-contained entity
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