irrelevant

/ɪˈreləvənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈreləvənt/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˈre-lə-vənt/ (ame, mw)

irrelevant — adjective

  • irrelevantpositive
  • more irrelevantcomparative
  • most irrelevantsuperlative

1. having no real connection to the subject or situation being dealt with, so it do

1.形容詞B1
釋義

having no real connection to the subject or situation being dealt with, so it does not matter or help in making a decision

例句

When the committee reviewed the budget, Faisal's comments about the office carpet were entirely irrelevant.

entirely / completely / totally + irrelevant for emphasis

The judge told the jury to disregard the testimony because it was irrelevant to the case.

irrelevant to + noun phrase (prepositional pattern)

同義詞
  • unrelated

    more neutral and factual; unlike 'irrelevant', does not imply unimportance or dismissal

  • immaterial

    formal; used in legal or official contexts to mean 'not mattering under the rules'

  • beside the point

    informal phrase used in conversation rather than formal writing

反義詞
  • relevant

    directly connected to and important for the subject at hand

  • pertinent

    formal; closely related to the topic being considered

文法句型

irrelevant + to + noun phrase

it + linking verb + irrelevant + that-clause / whether-clause

find/consider/deem + noun + irrelevant

用法筆記

Frequently paired with intensifying adverbs ('completely', 'totally', 'entirely'). The preposition that follows is always 'to' (irrelevant to something), never 'with' or 'for'. Can appear before a noun (attributive: an irrelevant question) or after a linking verb (predicative: the question is irrelevant). The noun form is 'irrelevance'.

常見錯誤

❌That point is irrelevant with our discussion.
✅That point is irrelevant to our discussion.
💡'Irrelevant' takes the preposition 'to', never 'with'.
❌The color of the car is very irrelevant.
✅The color of the car is completely irrelevant.
💡Do not grade 'irrelevant' with 'very'; use 'completely', 'totally', or 'entirely' instead.