nugatory
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['njuːgət(ə)rɪ; 'nuː-]
- 美式音标 [ˈnuː.ɡə.tɔːr.i]
- 国际音标 ['nju:ɡətəri]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 无价值的;琐碎的;无效的;无法律效力的
词根记忆
- nug(玩笑) + atory→让人一笑而过的→无价值的
英汉例句
- Trade between India and Pakistan, for example, is nugatory.But the obstacles are also huge.
例如,虽然印度和巴基斯坦之间的贸易并没无价值可言,但他们之间也存在着巨大的贸易障碍。 - Even the scrawniest of types possess more than enough energy stored in their (nugatory) fat reserves to run several marathons back to back.
即使最瘦骨如柴的人身体里储存的(无用的)脂肪也够他跑几个来回的马拉松了。 - This nugatory improvement will make it much harder for Greece to push through a fully fledged restructuring later because the government will have less legal room for manoeuvre.
这点点改善让希腊更难以推进更模糊的重建计划,因为政府能够利用的法律空间更少了。 - The chance of this result being a fluke is a nugatory one in 1043.
ECONOMIST: The arrow of time - The combination of low Treasury yields and nugatory credit spreads provides an irresistible opportunity for emerging countries to issue lots of cheap debt.
ECONOMIST: Buttonwood - First, with growth nugatory or negative in the rich world, firms have come to depend on surging emerging markets, especially China, to keep expanding.
ECONOMIST: Global movers and shakers are worried about China
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权威例句
词组短语
- nugatory contract 无效的合同
- nugatory expenditure 不必要开支
- nugatory y 琐碎的
- Nugatory crossing 无效交叉点
- nugatory commentaries 空洞的评论
短语
英英字典
- worth nothing or of little value
- of little value trifling