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marginal

音標['mɑ:d?in?l] 讀音

漢語翻譯


a. 邊緣的, 最低限度的, 有旁註的
【醫】 緣的

詞型變化:

副詞:marginally 名詞:marginality 

詞意辨析:

marginal, minor, negligible, minimal
這些形容詞均含“不重要的、次要的”之意。
marginal: 指處於邊緣,幅度、範圍小,故價值或重要性不大。
minor: 多指與別的比較後顯得不重要,或指較少、較小。
negligible: 指數量小,不重要,微不足道或可忽略不計。
minimal: 指最少、最低或最小。

英文解釋:

形容詞 marginal:

  1. at or constituting a border or edge
    同義詞:fringy
  2. of questionable or minimal quality
    同義詞:borderline
  3. of a bare living gained by great labor
    同義詞:hardscrabble
  4. just barely adequate or within a lower limit
    同義詞:bare
  5. producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
  6. being close to a lower limit or or of lower class

例句:

  1. The marginal strip of beach; a marginal issue that had no bearing on the election results.
    邊緣細長的海灘; 和選舉結果沒有多大關係的邊緣問題
  2. Barren or marginal farmland.
    荒蕪或邊遠的農田

詳細解釋:


mar.gin.al

adj.(形容詞)
Of, relating to, located at, or constituting a margin, a border, or an edge:
邊緣的:邊緣、邊界或邊的,與此有關的,在或形成邊緣、邊界、邊的:
例句:
the marginal strip of beach; a marginal issue that had no bearing on the election results.
邊緣細長的海灘;和選舉結果沒有多大關係的邊緣問題

Being adjacent geographically:
毗連的:地理上相鄰的:
例句:
states marginal to Canada.
和加拿大相鄰的各州

Written or printed in the margin of a book:
有旁註的:寫在或印在書頁邊上空白處的:
例句:
marginal notes.
旁註

Barely within a lower standard or limit of quality:
最低限度的:僅維持在某一較低標準或限度內的:
例句:
marginal writing ability; eked out a marginal existence.
寫作能力很低;勉強維持生計

Economics
【經濟學】
Having to do with enterprises that produce goods or are capable of producing goods at a rate that barely covers production costs.
邊際效用的:與某種企業的生產有關,這種企業以正好收回生產成本的比率進行生產或能夠以此比率生產
Relating to commodities thus manufactured and sold.
與在這種情況下生產和出售出的商品有關的
Psychology Relating to or located at the fringe of consciousness.
【心理學】 與意識邊緣有關的,或在意識邊緣的
n.(名詞)
One that is considered to be at a lower or outer limit, as of social acceptability:
邊緣人物:那些被認為處在社會可接受標準的下限或外限的:
例句:
.is fascinated by marginals, by people who live on the edge of society.(Dan Yakir)
.被生活在社會邊緣的人所吸引.(丹·雅克)

【引伸】
mar.ginal.ity
mar.ginally
adv.(副詞)

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