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- of, relating to, or situated at the edge or margin of something（与）（在）边缘（有关）的, （与）（在）边沿（有关）的。
1.1
- of secondary or minor importance; not central次要的, 不重要的; 非主要的：
it seems likely to make only a marginal difference
这似乎只会产生无关紧要的差别
a marginal criminal element.
非主要的犯罪分子。
1.2
- (of a decision or distinction) very narrow（决定, 区别）非常勉强的：
a marginal offside decision.
一次非常勉强的越位判罚。
1.3
- of or written in the margin of a page记在页边的：
marginal notes.
边注。
1.4
- of or relating to water adjacent to the land's edge or coast（与）岸边水域（有关）的：
water lilies and marginal aquatics.
荷花与近岸水生植物。
1.5
- (chiefly of costs or benefits) relating to or resulting from small or unit changes（主要指成本或收益）（与）微小（单位）变化有关的, 由微小（单位）变化引起的。
1.6
- (of taxation) relating to increases in income（指税款）同收入增长有关的。
1.7
- chiefly Brit. (of a parliamentary seat) having a small majority and therefore at risk in an election〈主英〉（指议会席位）占微弱多数的。
1.8
- close to the limit of profitability, especially through difficulty of exploitation（尤指经过艰难经营）勉强获利的：
marginal farmland.
收益微薄的农田。
1
- chiefly Brit. a parliamentary seat that has a small majority and is therefore at risk in an election〈主英〉（议会）微弱多数席位。
2
- a plant that grows in water adjacent to the edge of land岸边水生植物。
派生词
marginality
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin marginalis, from margo, margin- （see MARGIN）.