Front | insignificant |
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Pron | [ˌɪnsɪɡ'nɪfɪkənt] |
Back | 【INSIGNIFICANT】 The ideas of an insignificant person have no influence. 无关紧要之人的意见是没有影响力的。 【重点词汇】 insignificant adj. 无关重要的 |
Vocab | insignificantsignifying nothing
When something is insignificant, it doesn't matter. The fact that your mom gets to school a half hour late becomes insignificant when she announces you're stopping for ice cream on the way home. The word signify, which is at the heart of insignificant, means "to mean." Significant means "meaningful." Add in- "not," and you have "not meaningful." A company can fire a worker from an insignificant job and still function. In a crisis, your feelings are insignificant; it is your actions that matter. All forms of 'insignificant' will appear on average once every 548 pages. countersignature insignificance insignificantly co-sign countersign sign signatory signature signed signer signify signing undersign unsigned insignificant nonsignificant significance significantly significant signification signified signifier |
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