| 词汇 | inconsiderable |
| 释义 | inconsiderable adjective[ usually in negatives ] uk /ˌɪn.kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/ us /ˌɪn.kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/ very small and therefore not important or not worth considering: 无足轻重的；不值得考虑的 not inconsiderable sumHe inherited a not inconsiderable (= a large) sum. not inconsiderable amountHe had a weekly income of $50 – a not inconsiderable amount at that time. Opposite considerable Of little or less importance be in/under someone's shadowidiom be neither here nor thereidiom big deal biggie derisory meaningless meaninglessly meaninglessness mere merely picture piddling piddly piffling play second fiddleidiom unserious unseriousness venial vestigial vestigially Examples of inconsiderableinconsiderable However, not inconsiderable numbers of people remained severely impaired twelve weeks after the fall. So much so, we hope that it suggests much more than it contains, which is not inconsiderable. Co-ordination of such a project is not inconsiderable and includes utilising existing resources and a blurring of interdisciplinary boundaries. The task of enabling such agencies to operate unhindered and free from interference is not inconsiderable. In this context, to have brought his party to support a significant expansion of coverage and benefits is a not inconsiderable achievement. A not inconsiderable amount of energy will also be spent on resisting the immune response of the host. We know that there was much revivalist activity, and a not inconsiderable response, in the two years before this. Having a half day more a week is a not inconsiderable contribution to one's temporal autonomy. These risks were not inconsiderable. Labour, thus 'organised', earned not an inconsiderable voice in labour conditions. Sorghum beer profits were not inconsiderable. These papers, for the most part, immediately lost their inconsiderable circulations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it is only now that we are deciding at first reading on a not inconsiderable component of this driving licence, namely harmonized codes. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We are business persons who have, not unsuccessfully, built up not inconsiderable industries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The attack was repulsed with, on that occasion, inconsiderable loss to us and heavy loss to the enemy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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