单词 | marginal |
释义 | marginal adj.   1. a of or written in a margin. b having marginal notes.   2. a of or at the edge; not central. b not significant or decisive (the work is of merely marginal interest).   3. Brit. (of a parliamentary seat or constituency) having a small majority at risk in an election.   4. close to the limit, esp. of profitability.   5. (of the sea) adjacent to the shore of a State.   6. (of land) difficult to cultivate; unprofitable.   7. barely adequate; unprovided for. Phrases and idioms marginal cost the cost added by making one extra copy etc. Derivatives marginality n. marginally adv. Etymology: med.L marginalis (as MARGIN) |
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