unimportant
/ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtnt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːrtnt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-im-ˈpȯr-tᵊnt especially Southern US and New England -tənt, -dənt/ (ame, mw)
unimportant — 形容詞
- unimportantpositive
- more unimportantcomparative
- most unimportantsuperlative
1. having little or no value, effect, or meaning in a particular situation; not wor
不重要
沒有重要性或影響的
having little or no value, effect, or meaning in a particular situation; not worth paying attention to or spending time on
The colour of the envelope was unimportant — we only cared about what was inside.
信封的顏色並不重要——我們只在乎裡面的東西。
predicative use with 'be' verb
Imani decided that the small details were unimportant and focused on the main goal.
Imani 認為那些小細節不重要，於是專注在主要目標上。
pattern: decide + that-clause + object + adjective
To the project manager, the minor delays were unimportant compared to the overall deadline.
對專案經理來說，那些輕微的延誤與整體截止日期相比並不重要。
Most of the complaints turned out to be unimportant after the new policy was introduced.
新政策實施後，大部分的投訴都變得並不重要。
Ryo knew that his own discomfort was unimportant when his daughter needed his help.
Ryo 知道當女兒需要他幫忙的時候，自己的不適並不重要。
- insignificant
more formal than 'unimportant'; common in academic and analytical writing
- trivial
suggests something is not worth considering, often with a dismissive or critical tone
- minor
comparative in feel; means 'small in importance' but not necessarily zero
- negligible
technical; describes an effect so small it can be ignored, common in science and economics
- important
direct opposite; much more frequent across all registers
- significant
more formal than 'important'; common in written contexts
- crucial
stronger; emphasises that something is essential or decisive
文法句型
be + unimportant
seem + unimportant
consider + object + unimportant
用法筆記
Common in patterns like 'it is unimportant whether/what/that…' to comment on a whole situation rather than a specific thing. Also frequent with intensifiers such as 'completely', 'totally', and 'relatively'.