marginal
英 ['mɑːdʒɪn(ə)l]
美['mɑrdʒɪnl]
- adj. 边缘的；临界的；末端的
词态变化
复数: marginals;
中文词源
marginal 页边的，边缘的
来自margin,页边，边缘。
英文词源
- marginal (adj.)
- 1570s, "written on the margin," from Medieval Latin marginalis, from Latin margo "edge, brink, border, margin" (see margin (n.)). Sense of "of little effect or importance" first recorded 1887. Related: Marginally.
双语例句
- 1. For low-paid workers, the marginal tax rate is at least 75%.
- 对于低收入的工人来说，边际税率至少为75%。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. This is a marginal improvement on October.
- 这是对10月份的一个小小改善。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a marginal improvement in weather conditions
- 天气条件的略微好转
来自《权威词典》
- 4. He won the most marginal seat by only two votes.
- 他只以两票的微弱优势当选.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. This once important social group is becoming more and more marginal.
- 这个一度十分重要的社会集团越来越无足轻重了.
来自《简明英汉词典》