marginal

英 ['mɑːdʒɪn(ə)l] 美 ['mɑrdʒɪnl]
  • adj. 边缘的；临界的；末端的
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中文词源

marginal 页边的，边缘的

来自margin,页边，边缘。

英语词源

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.

权威例句

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》

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