| 释义 |
marginal美 ['mɑrdʒɪn(ə)l] 英 ['mɑː(r)dʒɪn(ə)l] - adj.小的；微不足道的；不重要的；非主体的
- n.（议会或地方委员会的）边缘席位
- 网络边缘的；记在页边的；边际的
adj.+n. marginal utility,marginal seat,marginal change,marginal profit,marginal curve adj. on the edge,bordering,peripheral,borderline,fringe 1. | 小的；微不足道的；不重要的small and not important |
| a marginal improvement in weather conditions 天气条件的略微好转 | | The story will only be of marginal interest to our readers. 我们的读者对这则故事不会很感兴趣。 |
2. | 非主体的；边缘的not part of a main or important group or situation |
| marginal groups in society 社会中的非主流群体 |
3. | 写在页边空白处的written in the margin of a page |
| marginal notes/comments 页边的注解╱评论 |
4. | 贫瘠的（因而盈利有限）that cannot produce enough good crops to make a profit |
5. | （议席或选区）边缘的（以微弱票数决定成败）won or lost by a very small number of votes and therefore very important or interesting as an indication of public opinion |
| a marginal seat/constituency 边缘席位╱选区 |
1. | （议会或地方委员会的）边缘席位a seat in a parliament, on a local council, etc. that was won by a very small number of votes |
adj. | 1. 边的,边缘的;记在栏外的,旁注的;限界的,边际的 1. 边的,边缘的;记在栏外的,旁注的;限界的,边际的 | n. | |
adj. | 2. very small in scale or importance 3. not of central importance or relevance 4. operating or existing on the fringes of a group or movement 5. at or close to the lowest acceptable or viable limit 6. barely able to cover the costs of production when sold or when producing goods for sale 7. difficult to cultivate and therefore only brought into use if profits are high enough to make it worth the effort 8. won by only a small majority at a previous election and therefore likely to provide a closely fought contest in any subsequent election 9. not considered important or relevant 2. very small in scale or importance 3. not of central importance or relevance 4. operating or existing on the fringes of a group or movement 5. at or close to the lowest acceptable or viable limit 6. barely able to cover the costs of production when sold or when producing goods for sale 7. difficult to cultivate and therefore only brought into use if profits are high enough to make it worth the effort 8. won by only a small majority at a previous election and therefore likely to provide a closely fought contest in any subsequent election 9. not considered important or relevant | n. | 1. a marginal political constituency 2. a seat or constituency won by very few votes |
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