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单词 inconsequential
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Definition of inconsequential in English:

inconsequential

adjective ˌɪnkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃ(ə)lˌɪnkɑnsəˈkwɛn(t)ʃəl
  • Not important or significant.

    微不足道的,无关紧要的;无意义的

    they talked about inconsequential things

    他们谈论些无关紧要的事情。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although far from dreadful, it's just rather silly, shallow, unconvincing and inconsequential.
    • Some minor and inconsequential further amendments were incorporated into the Decision before publication.
    • And so the day went, filled with inconsequential matters and punctuated by long periods of nothing at all.
    • But what if some of these seemingly minor, inconsequential events had never occurred?
    • We talked about inconsequential stuff, basically where we went to school, where we worked, so on and so forth.
    • Given what else is going in this big bad world, a decision on whether or not a golf tournament should be played is inconsequential, to say the least.
    • Taken out of context, the bits and pieces that I have quoted seem slight and inconsequential.
    • My portion of the story was relatively small and inconsequential as compared with what had been given away.
    • However, one of the virtues of supremacy is that the opinions of others are rendered inconsequential.
    • A set of inconsequential random and rare moments of happiness joined together by swathes of mundaneness.
    • This is no inconsequential matter: nice underwear can put you out of house and home at regular prices.
    • These days, I have many small and inconsequential moments that I end up holding on to as being very precious.
    • It's often the little, inconsequential things that spark off such thoughts, rather than the huge, grand gestures.
    • The specific matters about which complaint is made were minor and inconsequential.
    • He has total confidence in his alpha maleness and finds her posturing inconsequential at best.
    • We pay more and more for less and less and are dismissed as inconsequential and treated like children by bullies who want everything their own way.
    • Some of the matters to which I have referred on their own might seem inconsequential or of minor importance only.
    • One of the reasons why football is pilloried and satirised on comedy shows is that it is awash with cliches and inconsequential chat.
    • They treated vulnerable children as disposable, inconsequential commodities.
    • Then there are actors who are haunted by what they perceive as the trivial and inconsequential nature of their work.
    Synonyms
    insignificant, unimportant, of little/no importance, of little/no consequence, of little/no account, of no moment, neither here nor there, incidental, inessential, non-essential, immaterial, irrelevant
    negligible, inappreciable, inconsiderable, slight, minor, trivial, trifling, petty, paltry, nugatory, not worth mentioning, not worth bothering about, not worth speaking of, insubstantial, silly, lightweight
    informal piddling, fiddling, piffling
    North American informal small-bore, picayune

Derivatives

  • inconsequentiality

  • nounPlural inconsequentialities ˌɪnkɒnsɪkwɛnʃɪˈalɪtiˌɪnˌkɑnsəˌkwɛn(t)ʃiˈælədi
    • Unfortunately, the audience becomes so benumbed by the endless carnage that any emotional connection to the individual players is reduced to an insulting inconsequentiality.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There are moments when the dialogue has the delightful inconsequentiality of the Theatre of the Absurd.
      • To shift our gaze for a moment, there are poets who practice inconsequentiality and bore us to death and poets who focus relentlessly on one object while reciting soundbites from Heidegger and bore us to death.
      • Indeed, it is because of their apparent inconsequentiality that minor aspects of daily life often escape attention and then accrue, unnoticed, to have a profound effect on place, community, and individuals.
      • The emergent self is protean, shifting, cunning, humorous, unencumbered, sometimes angry, but equally capable of accepting its own absurdity and inconsequentiality.
  • inconsequentially

  • adverbɪnˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃ(ə)liˌɪnˌkɑnsəˈkwɛn(t)ʃəli
    • He rambled on rather inconsequentially for some time.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's an obvious give-the-punters-what-they-want crowd-pleaser, but it still shimmers and sashays along quite delightfully, if inconsequentially.
      • Not inconsequentially, the actors here are wonderful as well.
      • They watched TV and chatted inconsequentially before going for a drink at half past nine.
      • So apologies if you are a new reader - I'm afraid I always ramble inconsequentially and incoherently like this.
  • inconsequentialness

  • noun
    • It can also be proof of the inconsequentialness of life.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • You are the classic narcissistic misfit, blinded by outrage over your own inconsequentialness.

Definition of inconsequential in US English:

inconsequential

adjectiveˌinkänsəˈkwen(t)SHəlˌɪnkɑnsəˈkwɛn(t)ʃəl
  • Not important or significant.

    微不足道的,无关紧要的;无意义的

    they talked about inconsequential things

    他们谈论些无关紧要的事情。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A set of inconsequential random and rare moments of happiness joined together by swathes of mundaneness.
    • We talked about inconsequential stuff, basically where we went to school, where we worked, so on and so forth.
    • We pay more and more for less and less and are dismissed as inconsequential and treated like children by bullies who want everything their own way.
    • Some of the matters to which I have referred on their own might seem inconsequential or of minor importance only.
    • He has total confidence in his alpha maleness and finds her posturing inconsequential at best.
    • Given what else is going in this big bad world, a decision on whether or not a golf tournament should be played is inconsequential, to say the least.
    • The specific matters about which complaint is made were minor and inconsequential.
    • They treated vulnerable children as disposable, inconsequential commodities.
    • My portion of the story was relatively small and inconsequential as compared with what had been given away.
    • These days, I have many small and inconsequential moments that I end up holding on to as being very precious.
    • Some minor and inconsequential further amendments were incorporated into the Decision before publication.
    • Although far from dreadful, it's just rather silly, shallow, unconvincing and inconsequential.
    • It's often the little, inconsequential things that spark off such thoughts, rather than the huge, grand gestures.
    • But what if some of these seemingly minor, inconsequential events had never occurred?
    • One of the reasons why football is pilloried and satirised on comedy shows is that it is awash with cliches and inconsequential chat.
    • This is no inconsequential matter: nice underwear can put you out of house and home at regular prices.
    • And so the day went, filled with inconsequential matters and punctuated by long periods of nothing at all.
    • However, one of the virtues of supremacy is that the opinions of others are rendered inconsequential.
    • Then there are actors who are haunted by what they perceive as the trivial and inconsequential nature of their work.
    • Taken out of context, the bits and pieces that I have quoted seem slight and inconsequential.
    Synonyms
    insignificant, unimportant, of little importance, of no importance, of little consequence, of no consequence, of little account, of no account, of no moment, neither here nor there, incidental, inessential, non-essential, immaterial, irrelevant
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