marginal 详细解释

marginal

['mɑ:dʒinəl]

adj.边际的, 末端的, 仅以微弱多数获胜的, 微小的

a.

1. 页边的, 栏外的[B][Z]

marginal notes

旁注

2. 边缘的; 边境的

marginal people

边民

3. 临界的; 最低限度的

a marginal standard of living

最低限度的生活水平

a marginal business

盈利甚微的企业

4. 微小的; 不重要的

There has been a marginal improvement in the firm's sales.

公司的销售额略有增长。

词形变化

副词: marginally | 名词: marginality |

词义辨析

同义参见:

peripheral  

反义参见:

central  

英英释义

形容词 marginal:

at or constituting a border or edge

同义词:fringy

of questionable or minimal quality

同义词:borderline

of a bare living gained by great labor

同义词:hardscrabble

just barely adequate or within a lower limit

同义词:bare

producing at a rate that barely covers production costs

being close to a lower limit or or of lower class

补充

marginalmarginal英:[ˈmɑ:dʒinəl] 美:[ˈmɑrdʒənəl]adj.1.(印或记)在页边的The marginal illustration is very interesting.页边的插图很有趣。2.不重要的, 微小的, 少量的The new law will have only a marginal effect on the lives of most people.新法律对大多数人的生活不会有重大的影响。This once important social group is becoming more and more marginal.这个一度十分重要的社会集团越来越无足轻重了。3.仅以微弱多数票获胜的He won the most marginal seat by only two votes.他只以两票的微弱优势当选。

例句

1. This is a marginal improvement on October's figures.与十月份数据相比, 这是微小的改善。 2. In most cases, protests have only a marginal impact on policy.在大多数情况下, 抗议对政策的影响微乎其微。 3. The role of the opposition party proved marginal.事实证明, 反对党的作用微不足道。 4. a marginal group in the country's political life该国政治生活中的一个边缘群体 5. I don't want to call him marginal, but he's not a major character.我不想说他是个边缘人物, 但他也不是什么大人物。 6. The 1933 diary has a couple of scathing marginal comments in her hand.1933年那本日记的空白处, 留下了她亲笔写下的几条尖刻评论。 7. a marginal doodle页白涂鸦 8. marginal water plants like yellow flag iris像黄菖蒲这样生长在边缘的水生植物 9. marginal areas of Europe欧洲的边缘地区 10. The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses, but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices.分析家们赞同削减边缘业务, 但坚持认为公司必须作出更大牺牲。 11. a tour of key marginal constituencies对一些竞选票数难分上下的关键选区所作的巡访 12. The campaign is gaining ground in some key marginal electorates.竞选活动正在一些关键的边缘选区取得进展。 13. The poor are forced to farm in more marginal lands higher up the mountains.穷人们被迫在山峦更高处更为贫瘠的土地上耕作。 14. The marginal cost of producing the goods shown is positive and increasing.生产这些产品的边际成本呈正数而且正在增加。 15. For low-paid workers, the marginal tax rate is at least 75%.对于低收入的工人来说, 边际税率至少是75%。 16. The votes in the marginals are those that really count.边缘选区的选票才是最关键的。 17. The coalition won a majority of the vote but failed to win enough of the key marginals.该政党联盟赢得了绝大多数选票, 但却未赢得足够多的关键边缘席位。 18. it seems likely to make only a marginal difference.看起来似乎只会产生微小的差别。 19. a marginal criminal element.不重要的刑罪成分。 20. a marginal offside decision.一次非常勉强的越位判罚。 21. marginal notes.边注。 22. water lilies and marginal aquatics.荷花与近岸水生植物。 23. marginal farmland.勉强能够有收益的农田。 24. The differences are marginal.这些差别微不足道。 25. In most cases costs will increase only marginally.在大多数情况下,成本只会稍微增加。 26. a marginal problem小问题 27. There has been only a marginal improvement in her condition.她的病情仅有一点点好转。 28. marginal voters边缘的选民 29. His reading and writing abilities are marginal.他的读写能力不是很好。 30. She's a marginal athlete.她是个勉强够格的运动员。 31. marginal living conditions较差的生存环境 32. marginal notes旁注 33. At the next election the opposition parties will try to capture some marginal seats [=marginals] from the government.在下次选举中,反对党将力图从政府手中争取一些边缘席位。 34. farmers who must eke out a living on marginal land(s)只能依靠贫瘠土地生存的农民 35. How many marginals changed hands at the last election?上次选举中有多少个边缘席位易手?