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marginal

/mahr-juh-nl/US // ˈmɑr dʒə nl //UK // (ˈmɑːdʒɪnəl) //

边际,边边角角,边际的,边边角角的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to a margin.
    • : situated on the border or edge.
    • : at the outer or lower limits; minimal for requirements; almost insufficient: marginal subsistence; marginal ability.
    • : written or printed in the margin of a page: a marginal note.
    • : of minor importance, significance, relevance, or effect: Ethics is not a marginal issue, as it is the basis for the movement and progress of society.Grids using even larger voltages are now being constructed, but will probably make only a marginal improvement in costs.
    • : Sociology. marked by contact with disparate cultures, and acquiring some but not all the traits or values common to any one of them: The “marginal man” is one who is poised in psychological uncertainty between two or more worlds.isolated from and not fully accepted by the dominant society or culture, and as a consequence, frequently disadvantaged: An overarching desire exists to foster social inclusion of all marginal groups, including people with a mental illness.
    • : existing outside of the mainstream; unconventional: We hope the site is a place to enliven our own sometimes-isolated work in these marginal art forms.
    • : Economics. selling goods at a price that just equals the additional cost of producing the last unit supplied.of or relating to goods produced and marketed at margin: marginal profits.

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Examples

  • Some of the folks arguing against the change said that this disastrous year of pandemic-style school is the wrong time to prioritize more days off, after F’s skyrocketed and learning has been marginal.

  • Even if life had originated only on Earth, it need not remain a marginal, trivial feature of the cosmos.

  • Beckmann encourages injured athletes to keep in mind that marginal differences in body weight are typical across a season for most people, and similar to a postseason break, your body will normalize once you’ve returned to full training.

  • In hindsight, we should’ve communicated this in our snowfall map, something we’ll try to do next time when temperatures are marginal for accumulation.

  • These objects that general relativity predicted, that were mathematical curiosities, became real, then they were marginal.

  • Both are considered marginal figures in the House GOP caucus and have no real base of support for their respective bids.

  • Dynamism is increasingly driven not by economies of scale but by competitively driven marginal improvements.

  • The play of Sunday, the play of being angels in the choir, is not just a peripheral secondary marginal realm of activity.

  • Coping with drought and marginal soils was a continual struggle.

  • And those who are—like Pat Buchanan—are more marginal figures than ever.

  • This section is not expressly confined to wandering persons, but the marginal note confines it to the "occasional poor."

  • Postmarginal vein a little longer than the slender, curved stigmal, about a third the length of the marginal.

  • The marginal reading, "Strike thee with six plagues" or "draw thee back with a hook of six teeth" is incorrect.

  • He made frequent marginal notes along the pages of the world's moral history—notes not always quotable in the family circle.

  • The only change made here is the placing of Aubreys marginal notes among the footnotes: the spelling is Aubreys spelling.