marginal
a. 边缘的, 最低限度的, 有旁注的 [医] 缘的
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教材释义与例句
边缘的；临界的；末端的
释义与例句
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1.
Something or somebody that is marginal.
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A constituency won with a small margin.
政治
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1.
Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
Written in the margin of a book.
边际的
边缘的
There were more marginal notes than text.
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2.
Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
Sharing a border; geographically adjacent.
边界的
边境的
Monmouthshire is a Welsh county marginal to England.
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3.
Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin.
Of a value, or having a characteristic that is of a value, that is close to being unacceptable or leading to exclusion from a group or category.
His writing ability was marginal at best.
Having reviewed the test, there are two students below the required standard and three more who are marginal.
The pilots lacked experience flying in marginal weather conditions.
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4.
Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin.
Barely productive.
He farmed his marginal land with difficulty.
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Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin.
Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election.
澳大利亚 新西兰 英国 政治In Bristol West, Labour had a majority of only 1,000, so the seat is considered highly marginal this time around.
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Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a good.
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Marginalized.
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Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
The marginal area at the edge of the salt-marsh has its own plants.
In recent years there has been an increase in violence against marginal groups.
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词源
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin marginālis, equivalent to margin + -al.
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