单词 | extraneous |
释义 | extraneous /ɪkstreɪniəs/ (formal) not important to or not connected with a situation or subject无关紧要的;不相关的◆we do not want any extraneous information on the page.我们不希望这一页上有任何无关的信息。◆we shall ignore factors extraneous to the problem.我们应该撇开与此问题不相干的因素。note 辨析 irrelevant, immaterial or extraneous?in a few cases you can use any of these words.在有些情况下这三个词可以通用◆factors irrelevant / immaterial / extraneous to the case与本案无关的因素however, extraneous is not usually used after a linking verb, unless it is followed by to.不过,除非后面接 to,extraneous 通常不用在连系动词后◆the cost is irrelevant / immaterial.费用多少不是问题。◆the cost is extraneous. it is used especially to talk about factors, variables, considerations, information, material or matter which are/is not important or wanted in a particular context. irrelevant and immaterial are both often used in the structure it is irrelevant/immaterial whether/that.... immaterial is slightly stronger and can suggest a greater degree of impatience. immaterial is not usually used before a noun. * extraneous 尤用以描述 factors、variables、considerations、information、material 或 matter,指在特定情况下不重要或不需要。irrelevant 和 immaterial 均常用在 it is irrelevant/immaterial whether/that ... 结构中。immaterial 语义略强,意含更大程度的不耐烦。immaterial 通常不用在名词前◆immaterial remarks/thoughts ex·tra·ne·ous /ɪk`strenɪəs; ɪkˈstreɪniəs/adjformal not directly related to a particular subject 【正式】 无关的,没有直接联系的:◇his report contains too many extraneous details. 他的报告中与正题无关的细节太多了。 |
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