marginal
adj
ˈmɑːdʒɪənəl
adj
1
a
marginal
change
or
difference
is
too
small
to
be
important
小的，微不足道的，不重要的
a
marginal
increase
in
the
unemployment
figures
失业人数的小幅度增加
a
marginal
improvement
in
profits
利润的小幅提高
2
relating
to
a
change
in
cost,
value
etc
when
one
more
thing
is
produced,
one
more
dollar
is
earned
etc
[术语] 边际的
technical
marginal
revenue
边际收益
3
marginal seat/constituency
a
SEAT
in
a
parliament
or
similar
institution,
which
can
be
won
or
lost
by
a
small
number
of
votes
[英] 〔议会或类似机构中的〕边缘席位/选区
BrE
4
marginal
people
or
groups
are
not
considered
powerful
or
important
非主体的; 边缘的;
The
album
contains
too
many
songs
by
marginal
bands.
这张专辑中收入太多非主流乐队演唱的歌曲。
5
written
in
a
margin
写在页边的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
marginal
notes
边注[旁注]