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Nonessential Noun Adjective Essential Inessential Compare Non Essential Adj
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary non·es·sen·tial
\\ˌnän-i-ˈsen(t)-shəl\\ adjective DATE 1751 1. not essential2. being a substance synthesized by the body in sufficient quantity to satisfy dietary needs
nonessential amino acids
— compare essential 2b
• nonessential noun non-essential
non-essential (adj.) 1751, from non- + essential. Attested as a noun from 1806. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 non-essential7non-es'sential adjective [usually before noun]
not completely necessary 非必需的；不重要的⇨ compare essential adj. (1)
HELP This is not as strong as inessential and is more common. Inessential can suggest disapproval.
不如 inessential 语气强,但较常用。inessential 有不赞成的意思。 :
I have no money for non-essentials. 我没有钱应付那些非必要的花费。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged non·essentialI. \| ̷ ̷ at non- +\ adjective: not essential : not of prime or central importance
< nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry — Publ's Mod. Lang. Association of American >
< guard carefully against unnecessary uniformity in nonessential matters — E.P.Cubberley >II. noun: something that is not essential
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