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irrelevant adj.不恰当的；无关系的；不相干的 (1) 千万别用不相干的细节来拉长文章。(2) 他的死与医院没有关系。(3) 这一段与主题关系不大，满可以省略。(4) 我们的讨论纠缠在无关紧要的细节上。(5) 这是另一个问题，同我们的讨论无关。(6) 穷亲戚是实际上最不相干的东西。 If a rock star becomes irrelevant, it means people are not relating––or even listening––to his music anymore. It isn't part of what people are thinking or talking about. The opposite is relevant, meaning related. An analysis of brush strokes in Manet's painting would be relevant to a discussion of texture in painting in general. Relevant was borrowed from Medieval Latin relevare "to bear upon," from Latin, "to lift up." The prefix ir-, meaning "not," is a variant of in- before words that begin with the letter r.

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英 [ɪ'reləvənt] 美 [ɪ'reləvənt] (1) Never pad out your essay with irrelevant details.(2) His death is irrelevant to the hospital.(3) This irrelevant paragraph may well be left out.(4) Our discussions got bogged down in irrelevant detail.(5) That is a separate issue and irrelevant to our discussion.(6) A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature. If you're talking about hockey and someone keeps trying to mention football, you might describe their comments as irrelevant. Irrelevant means not related to the subject at hand. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不相关的；不切题的 If you describe something such as a fact or remark as irrelevant, you mean that it is not connected with what you are discussing or dealing with.   [oft ADJ to n]...irrelevant details...不相关的细节The government decided that their testimony would be irrelevant to the case.政府认定他们的证词与案件不相关。irrelevantlyShe would have hated the suit, I thought irrelevantly.她可能会讨厌这套衣服，我胡乱想到。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无关紧要的；不重要的 If you say that something is irrelevant, you mean that it is not important in a situation.   [oft ADJ to n]Their old hard-won skills were irrelevant...他们以往辛苦学得的技能没什么大用处。The choice of subject matter is irrelevant...题材的选择无关紧要。He said politics has become increasingly irrelevant to most Americans.他说政治对大多数美国人来说已经变得越来越不重要了。

英语单词	irrelevant
英美音标	英 [ɪ'reləvənt] 美 [ɪ'reləvənt]
中文释义	adj.不恰当的；无关系的；不相干的
英语例句	(1) Never pad out your essay with irrelevant details. (2) His death is irrelevant to the hospital. (3) This irrelevant paragraph may well be left out. (4) Our discussions got bogged down in irrelevant detail. (5) That is a separate issue and irrelevant to our discussion. (6) A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature.
中文例句	(1) 千万别用不相干的细节来拉长文章。 (2) 他的死与医院没有关系。 (3) 这一段与主题关系不大，满可以省略。 (4) 我们的讨论纠缠在无关紧要的细节上。 (5) 这是另一个问题，同我们的讨论无关。 (6) 穷亲戚是实际上最不相干的东西。
vocabulary简明	If you're talking about hockey and someone keeps trying to mention football, you might describe their comments as irrelevant. Irrelevant means not related to the subject at hand.
vocabulary扩展	If a rock star becomes irrelevant, it means people are not relating––or even listening––to his music anymore. It isn't part of what people are thinking or talking about. The opposite is relevant, meaning related. An analysis of brush strokes in Manet's painting would be relevant to a discussion of texture in painting in general. Relevant was borrowed from Medieval Latin relevare "to bear upon," from Latin, "to lift up." The prefix ir-, meaning "not," is a variant of in- before words that begin with the letter r.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不相关的；不切题的 If you describe something such as a fact or remark as irrelevant, you mean that it is not connected with what you are discussing or dealing with. [oft ADJ to n] ...irrelevant details... 不相关的细节 The government decided that their testimony would be irrelevant to the case. 政府认定他们的证词与案件不相关。 irrelevantly She would have hated the suit, I thought irrelevantly. 她可能会讨厌这套衣服，我胡乱想到。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无关紧要的；不重要的 If you say that something is irrelevant, you mean that it is not important in a situation. [oft ADJ to n] Their old hard-won skills were irrelevant... 他们以往辛苦学得的技能没什么大用处。 The choice of subject matter is irrelevant... 题材的选择无关紧要。 He said politics has become increasingly irrelevant to most Americans. 他说政治对大多数美国人来说已经变得越来越不重要了。

Irrelevant Talking Describe Means Subject People Meaning Painting