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单词 inconsiderable
释义
inconsiderable
adjective[usually in negatives]
uk
/ˌɪn.kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us
/ˌɪn.kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/
verysmallandthereforenotimportantor notworthconsidering:
无足轻重的；不值得考虑的
Heinheritedanotinconsiderable(= alarge)sum/amount.他继承了一笔数目可观的财产。
Synonym
negligible
Opposite
considerable
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Of little or less importance
  • be in/undersomeone'sshadowidiom
  • be neither here nor thereidiom
  • be no big dealidiom
  • biggie
  • derisory
  • lowly
  • meaninglessly
  • meaninglessness
  • mere
  • merely
  • minor
  • peripheral
  • petty
  • piffling
  • play second fiddleidiom
  • poxy
  • rinky-dink
  • secondarily
  • subordinate
  • valueless
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(Definition ofinconsiderablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinconsiderable

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However, notinconsiderablenumbers of people remained severely impaired twelve weeks after the fall.
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So much so, we hope that it suggests much more than it contains, which is notinconsiderable.
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Co-ordination of such a project is notinconsiderableand includes utilising existing resources and a blurring of interdisciplinary boundaries.
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The task of enabling such agencies to operate unhindered and free from interference is notinconsiderable.
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In this context, to have brought his party to support a significant expansion of coverage and benefits is a notinconsiderableachievement.
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A notinconsiderableamount of energy will also be spent on resisting the immune response of the host.
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We know that there was much revivalist activity, and a notinconsiderableresponse, in the two years before this.
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Having a half day more a week is a notinconsiderablecontribution to one's temporal autonomy.
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These risks were notinconsiderable.
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Labour, thus 'organised', earned not aninconsiderablevoice in labour conditions.
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Sorghum beer profits were notinconsiderable.
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These papers, for the most part, immediately lost theirinconsiderablecirculations.
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But it is only now that we are deciding at first reading on a notinconsiderablecomponent of this driving licence, namely harmonized codes.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We are business persons who have, not unsuccessfully, built up notinconsiderableindustries.
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The attack was repulsed with, on that occasion,inconsiderableloss to us and heavy loss to the enemy.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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