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单词 insignificance
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insignificance
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪn.sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/us
/ˌɪn.sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kəns/
thefactof beingsmallor notnoticeable, andthereforenotconsideredimportant:
Advances inastronomyhavereinforcedtheutterinsignificance ofEarthon acelestialscale.
Thetraumasof my ownupbringingpale/fadeintoinsignificance(=seemveryunimportant)when Ihearstoriesabout the way Peter'sparentstreatedhim.
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  • Hestartedto have acreepingsenseof his own insignificance.
  • The insignificance of last night'smatchwassignalledby theabsenceof so manystarnamesfrom theteam.
  • Toward thelatterhalfof thecentury, thesmallerstatesgraduallydwindleddown toutterinsignificance.
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 ofinsignificancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinsignificance

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Once developed, the alien idea proved a potent motif for fictional explorations of the singularity orinsignificanceof humanity cultivated by the extraterrestrial hypothesis.
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Their fate emphasizes not only theinsignificanceof human resistance to the struggle, but also the latent power of unsolicited natural selection.
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Moreover, as among men, this activity largely receded intoinsignificancewith the progression of age (3.2 % for the age group 40 and more).
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Tests indicatedinsignificancefor squared and cubed forms of independent variables, and a better fit for the linear versus a log or other non-linear models.
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As the opportunity value of continued existence shrinks, the corresponding duty fades toinsignificanceand eventually disappears altogether.
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By contrast, silk-gauze-weaving receded intoinsignificancewith progressing age (2.1 % among those aged 40 and more).
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A reviewer has suggested that the overallinsignificanceof these regressors could be due to data quality.
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Ties between devotees, where they exist, pale intoinsignificancein comparison.
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Theinsignificanceof the results in this group and the small sample size suggest that little weight should be given to the reversal.
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The relatively equal distribution of characteristics and theinsignificanceof the sources are the two main aspects of space-ambiophony.
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And surely it is in everyone's interests not to see what is valued in creative exceptionality flattened out into mere variation andinsignificance?
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Rather, this story exemplifies the moralinsignificanceof luxuries.
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History has sufficiently demonstrated that harmful exogenous influences may pale intoinsignificanceagainst the destructive talents of endogenous actors.
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To be the echo of every passion was to wipe the slate clean and to attain to a moral absolute: totalinsignificance.
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The statisticalinsignificancemeans that the model cannot estimate the coefficient on birth weight precisely.
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