
不重要的,无价值的
This is a matter of no account.
这是件无关紧要的事。
He is a man of no account.
他是个无足轻重的人。
It's of no account to me whether he comes or not.
他的意见对我几乎没有价值。
Important as his discovery was, it was regarded as a matter of no account in his time.
可能翻译成即便吧,即便他的这个发现很重要,但是在他的一生中还是被认为是不值得一提的小事情。
She had made me feel so utterly wrong and of no account that I needed to bolster myself.
她迫使我感到我这么做完全错了,毫无理由,使得我别无选择只好硬逞能。
"of no account" 是一个英语习语,其核心含义是"不重要的;无价值的;微不足道的"。它用来形容某人或某事物缺乏重要性、影响力或价值,不值得认真考虑或关注。
以下是详细解释和用法说明:
字面与引申义
"Account" 在此处指"重要性"或"价值","of no account" 直译为"没有价值/分量",引申为"无关紧要"。
例句:
His opinion is of no account in this decision.
(他的意见在这次决策中无关紧要。)
适用对象
《牛津英语词典》(Oxford English Dictionary)
定义:"Of little or no importance; insignificant."
来源: Oxford English Dictionary: "of no account"(需订阅访问)。
《柯林斯英语词典》(Collins English Dictionary)
解释:"If you say that something is of no account or of little account, you mean that it is very unimportant."
文学经典用例
英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯在《大卫·科波菲尔》中曾用:
"I am a person of no account."
("我是个无足轻重的人。")
insignificant
, trivial
, inconsequential
, negligible
.
of great account
(极其重要), significant
, crucial
.
场景 | 例句 |
---|---|
职场决策 | "Minor expenses are of no account in the annual budget." |
社交评价 | "Her criticism is of no account; she lacks expertise." |
历史叙述 | "The treaty was initially thought of no account, but later changed Europe." |
该短语属正式用语,多用于书面或强调语境。口语中更常用"unimportant"或"doesn't matter"替代。
(注:因未搜索到可引用的网页来源,以上内容基于权威词典及经典文献释义整理。建议用户参考牛津、柯林斯等词典官网获取详细例证。)
以下是关于短语"of no account" 的详细解释:
"of no account" 表示“不重要的,无价值的”,通常用于形容人或事物缺乏重要性或影响力。
语法功能:形容词短语,多作表语或后置定语。
常见搭配:
如需更多例句或扩展用法,可参考新东方在线词典或海词词典。
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