CONNECTED WITHnot useful or not relating to a particular situation, and therefore not important 无关紧要的,不相干的OPP relevant
We’re focussing too much on irrelevant details.
我们过于关注不相干的细节。
Students viewed Latin as boring and irrelevant.
学生认为拉丁语无聊且无关紧要。
largely/totally/completely etc irrelevant
His age is completely irrelevant if he can do the job.
如果他能胜任这份工作,年龄完全不重要。
irrelevant to
The defendant’s lawyer argued that his past offenses were irrelevant to this case.
被告律师辩称他的前科和本案无关。
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irrelevant• "But I didn't know it was illegal to park here.'' "That's completely irrelevant.''• That the environment is not animate enough to want to communicate with us is irrelevant.• This is not to say that power in organizations has become so diffuse and fleeting that it is irrelevant.• Most Contemporaries will not make the transition; they will merely become dated and irrelevant and will eventually go out of print.• What is striking about these undoubtedly well-meaningsuggestions is how irrelevant most are to the actualcrisis of transmission.• The proposals in this GraciousSpeech are either irrelevant or positively damaging to the raising of school standards.• Chris continued to annoy her with questions on totally irrelevant subjects.• To many young people, the church seems outdated and irrelevant to modern times.• Reinforcedconcrete is an example, and is not as irrelevant to motorised transport as you might think.• It is irrelevant to the Purchaser whether or not the Vendors know the warranties are right or wrong so long as they accept the risk.
irrelevant to• Her comments seemed irrelevant to the real issue.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤appear, be, seem顯得不相關;不相干;似乎無關▸➤become變得無關▸➤make sth, render sth使⋯不相關▸➤consider sth, deem sth, regard sth as, see sth as, view sth as認為⋯不相關;認為⋯無關緊要▸➤dismiss sth as認為⋯無關而不加考慮◇These arguments were dismissed as irrelevant.這些論點被認為不相關而未被考慮。ADVERB➤completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly完全無關緊要;毫不相關◇This argument is entirely irrelevant to the question of who is right.這個論據與誰是誰非這個問題毫不相關。➤increasingly越來越無關緊要◇The UN is becoming increasingly irrelevant.聯合國正變得越來越無關緊要了。➤almost, more or less, virtually幾乎不相關;或多或少沒有關聯;實質上無關緊要▸➤essentially, largely基本上無關◇These issues are largely irrelevant and distract us from attending to the real questions.這些問題大體上無關緊要,卻轉移了我們對真正問題的注意力。➤rather, somewhat不太有關聯;有些不相干▸➤simply毫不相關➤apparently, seemingly表面上/貌似無關聯➤politically政治上無關PREPOSITION➤to與⋯無關◇Her statement is irrelevant to this case.她的陳述與本案無關。◇It's all irrelevant to me.這一切與我毫不相干。
irrelevant ♦︎ immaterial ♦︎ extraneous ♦︎ beside the point ♦︎ inapplicableThese words all describe sth that is not important to or not connected with a situation.这些词均表示无关紧要的、不相关的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆irrelevant / immaterial / extraneous / inapplicable to sth◆to be irrelevant / immaterial / beside the point whether...◆to be irrelevant / immaterial that...◆quite irrelevant / immaterial / beside the point■irrelevant ɪˈreləvənt not important to or not connected with a situation or subject无关紧要的;不相关的◆It's totally irrelevant whether I'm married or not.这跟我是否已婚完全不相干。◆Many people consider politics to be irrelevant to their lives.许多人认为政治与他们的生活不相干。◆Please keep all irrelevant remarks to yourself.请勿发表任何不相关的言论。OPPrelevant ⇨ relevant▸irrelevance
noun
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] ◆the irrelevance of the curriculum to children's daily life课程与孩子们日常生活的脱节◆His idea was rejected as an irrelevance.他的想法被认为离题而遭否定。■immaterial ˌɪməˈtɪəriəl; NAmEˌɪməˈtɪriəl [not usually before noun] (ratherformal) not important in a particular situation不重要;无关紧要◆The cost is immaterial.费用多少不是问题。◆It is immaterial to me whether he stays or goes.他的去留与我无关。OPPmaterial ⇨ relevant■extraneousɪkˈstreɪniəs (formal) not important to or not connected with a situation or subject无关紧要的;不相关的◆We do not want any extraneous information on the page.我们不希望这一页上有任何无关的信息。◆We shall ignore factors extraneous to the problem.我们应该撇开与此问题不相干的因素。NOTE辨析 Irrelevant, immaterial or extraneous?In a few cases you can use any of these words.在有些情况下这三个词可以通用◆factors irrelevant / immaterial / extraneous to the case与本案无关的因素However, extraneous is not usually used after a linking verb, unless it is followed by to.不过,除非后面接 to,extraneous通常不用在连系动词后◆The cost is irrelevant / immaterial.费用多少不是问题。◆The cost is extraneous.It is used especially to talk about factors, variables, considerations, information, material or matter which are/is not important or wanted in a particular context. Irrelevant and immaterial are both often used in the structure It is irrelevant/immaterial whether/that.... Immaterial is slightly stronger and can suggest a greater degree of impatience. Immaterial is not usually used before a noun. * extraneous尤用以描述factors、variables、considerations、information、material或matter,指在特定情况下不重要或不需要。irrelevant和immaterial均常用在It is irrelevant/immaterial whether/that ... 结构中。immaterial语义略强,意含更大程度的不耐烦。immaterial通常不用在名词前◆immaterial remarks/thoughts■beˌside the ˈpoint
idiom
(especiallyspoken) irrelevant不相关◆'He's been married before.' 'That's beside the point.'“他结过婚。”“那不重要。”OPPto the point ⇨ relevant■inapplicableˌɪnəˈplɪkəbl, ɪnˈæplɪkəbl [not before noun] (ratherformal, especiallywritten) that cannot be used, or that does not apply, in a particular situation不适用;不可应用◆These regulations are inapplicable to international students.这些规章不适用于国际学生。OPPapplicable ⇨ relevant