irrelevance

IPA/ɪˈreləvəns/
KK[ˌɪrˈɛləvəns]IPA/ɪˈreləvəns/

irrelevance — 名詞

  • irrelevancesingular
  • irrelevancesplural

1. the state of having no useful connection to the matter people are dealing with,

1.名詞C1
釋義

無關

與眼前事情沒有關係且不重要

the state of having no useful connection to the matter people are dealing with, or a detail dismissed because it does not affect that matter

例句

The lawyer highlighted the irrelevance of the old parking ticket to the fraud case.

律師強調，那張舊停車罰單與這起詐欺案完全無關。

the irrelevance of [something] to [something]

Maja noted the irrelevance of the weather chart during the budget meeting.

Maja 注意到，那張天氣圖表在預算會議上完全不相干。

常見搭配
  • the irrelevance of
  • obvious irrelevance
  • complete irrelevance
  • stress the irrelevance of
  • point out the irrelevance of
  • treat as an irrelevance
  • dismiss as an irrelevance
同義詞
  • unimportance

    plainer and broader; something can be unimportant without being off-topic

  • insignificance

    often stresses small effect or low value rather than lack of connection

  • immateriality

    more formal, especially when a fact makes no difference to a decision

反義詞
  • relevance

    the state of clearly connecting to and mattering for the issue being discussed

文法句型

the irrelevance of [something] to [something]

treat [something] as an irrelevance in [context]

用法筆記

Most often uncountable in formal discussion, especially in patterns like 'the irrelevance of X to Y'. The countable use names a specific point that people decide can be ignored.

常見錯誤

The irrelevance of the chart for the case was obvious.
The irrelevance of the chart to the case was obvious.
When you name the matter involved, irrelevance normally takes 'to', not 'for'.

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常用片語

  • the irrelevance of X to Y
  • stress the irrelevance of X
  • point out the irrelevance of X
  • treat X as an irrelevance
  • dismiss X as an irrelevance

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