irrelevant
/ɪˈreləvənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈreləvənt/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˈre-lə-vənt/ (ame, mw)
irrelevant — 形容詞
- irrelevantpositive
- more irrelevantcomparative
- most irrelevantsuperlative
1. having no real connection to the subject or situation being dealt with, so it do
不相關的
與正在處理的主題或情況無關
having no real connection to the subject or situation being dealt with, so it does not matter or help in making a decision
When the committee reviewed the budget, Faisal's comments about the office carpet were entirely irrelevant.
委員會審查經費申請時，Faisal 關於辦公室地毯的意見完全不相關。
entirely / completely / totally + irrelevant for emphasis
The judge told the jury to disregard the testimony because it was irrelevant to the case.
法官告訴陪審團無視該證詞，因為它與案件不相關。
irrelevant to + noun phrase (prepositional pattern)
Minho's previous job title is irrelevant when deciding whether he can lead this team.
在評估 Minho 能否帶領這個團隊時，他先前的工作頭銜與此並不相關。
The manager asked the team to remove irrelevant details from the report.
經理要求團隊從報告中移除不相關的細節。
Once the main problem was fixed, the earlier arguments about the cause became completely irrelevant.
主要問題解決後，先前關於原因的爭論就變得完全無關緊要了。
- 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
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'.