irrelevant ♦︎ immaterial ♦︎ extraneous ♦︎ beside the point ♦︎ inapplicableThese words all describe sth that is not important to or not connected with a situation.這些詞均表示無關緊要的、不相關的。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無關緊要的;不相關的◆It's totally irrelevant whether I'm married or not.這跟我是否已婚完全不相幹。◆Many people consider politics to be irrelevant to their lives.許多人認爲政治與他們的生活不相幹。◆Please keep all irrelevant remarks to yourself.請勿發表任何不相關的言論。OPPrelevant ⇨ relevant▸irrelevance
noun
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] ◆the irrelevance of the curriculum to children's daily life課程與孩子們日常生活的脫節◆His idea was rejected as an irrelevance.他的想法被認爲離題而遭否定。■immaterial ˌɪməˈtɪəriəl; NAmEˌɪməˈtɪriəl [not usually before noun] (ratherformal) not important in a particular situation不重要;無關緊要◆The cost is immaterial.費用多少不是問題。◆It is immaterial to me whether he stays or goes.他的去留與我無關。OPPmaterial ⇨ relevant■extraneousɪkˈstreɪniəs (formal) not important to or not connected with a situation or subject無關緊要的;不相關的◆We do not want any extraneous information on the page.我們不希望這一頁上有任何無關的信息。◆We shall ignore factors extraneous to the problem.我們應該撇開與此問題不相幹的因素。NOTE辨析 Irrelevant, immaterial or extraneous?In a few cases you can use any of these words.在有些情況下這三個詞可以通用◆factors irrelevant / immaterial / extraneous to the case與本案無關的因素However, extraneous is not usually used after a linking verb, unless it is followed by to.不過,除非後面接 to,extraneous通常不用在連系動詞後◆The cost is irrelevant / immaterial.費用多少不是問題。◆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,指在特定情況下不重要或不需要。irrelevant和immaterial均常用在It is irrelevant/immaterial whether/that ... 結構中。immaterial語義略強,意含更大程度的不耐煩。immaterial通常不用在名詞前◆immaterial remarks/thoughts■beˌside the ˈpoint
idiom
(especiallyspoken) irrelevant不相關◆'He's been married before.' 'That's beside the point.'“他結過婚。”“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不適用;不可應用◆These regulations are inapplicable to international students.這些規章不適用於國際學生。OPPapplicable ⇨ relevant