unimportant
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。
fronted prepositional phrase 'to the [role]'
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。
turn out to be + adjective
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。
- completely unimportant
- totally unimportant
- relatively unimportant
- seem unimportant
- prove unimportant
- consider something unimportant
- 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'.
同根字
- importance名詞A2
- important形容詞A2
- importantly副詞B1
- unimportantly副詞B2
常見搭配
常用片語
- of little importance
- of no consequence
- not worth mentioning