adj.(形容词)

1. 边的，边缘的，边际的
2. 不重要的
3. 小的，微小的，微不足道的
4. 页边的，写在页边空白处的
5. 栏外的，记在栏外的
6. 边境的
7. 最低限度的
8. 临界的，限界的
9. 非主体的
10. 以相差无几的票数获胜的
11. 有旁注的

n.(名词)

1. 边缘席位
2. 边际

adj.(形容词)

1. [A](印或记)在页边的 (printed or written) on or in the margin on a page
2. 不重要的,微小的,少量的 small in importance or amount
3. 仅以微弱多数票获胜的 that is won by only a small majority of votes

Adjective:

1. at or constituting a border or edge;

   "the marginal strip of beach"
   

2. of questionable or minimal quality;

   "borderline grades"
   "marginal writing ability"
   

3. just barely adequate or within a lower limit;

   "a bare majority"
   "a marginal victory"
   

4. producing at a rate that barely covers production costs;

   "marginal industries"
   

1.（事情）微小的，不重要的
If you describe something asmarginal, you mean that it is small or not very important.

e.g. This is amarginal improvement on October...
这是对10月份的一个小小改善。
e.g. The role of the opposition party provedmarginal.
结果显示反对党的作用微乎其微。

2.(人)非主流的，边缘的
If you describe people asmarginal, you mean that they are not involved in the main events or developments in society because they are poor or have no power.

e.g. The tribunals were established for the well-integrated members of society and not formarginal individuals...
特别法庭是为主流社会成员、而非个体设立的。
e.g. I don't want to call himmarginal, but he's not a major character.
我不想说他是个小人物，可他也不是什么大人物。

3.(席位或选区)边缘的，以相差无几的票数获胜（或失败）的
In political elections, amarginal seat or constituency is one which is usually won or lost by only a few votes, and is therefore of great interest to politicians and journalists.

e.g. ...the views of voters in fivemarginal seats.
选民对5个边缘席位的看法

4.（活动、花费、税项等）边际的，边缘的
marginal activities, costs, or taxes are not the main part of a business or an economic system, but often make the difference between its success or failure, and are therefore important to control.

e.g. The analysts applaud the cuts inmarginal businesses, but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices...
分析家们赞同削减边缘业务，但坚持认为公司必须作出更大牺牲。
e.g. For low-paid workers, themarginal tax rate is at least 75%.
对于低收入的工人来说，边际税率至少为75%。

5.(土地)贫瘠的
marginal land is not very good for growing crops or grass for animals.

e.g. The poor are forced to farm in moremarginal lands higher up the mountains.
穷人们被迫在山峦更高处的更为贫瘠的土地上耕作。
e.g. ...helping farmers, so they do not have to exploitmarginal lands.
帮助农民们，这样他们便不必开垦贫瘠的土地了。

1. 边缘的：即发香鳞(androconia)所组成的区域,在某些物种的雄蝶身上会发现. 背部(Dorsum)翅膀的末缘. 眼点(Eyespot)或单眼(Ocelli):似哺乳动物眼睛的斑点. 此一名词亦可被用来单纯地指眼睛. 末端的(Terminal)和边缘的(marginal):沿着边缘的.

2. marginal

2. 缘的：即发香鳞(androconia)所组成的区域,在某些物种的雄蝶身上会发现. 背部(Dorsum)翅膀的末缘. 眼点(Eyespot)或单眼(Ocelli):似哺乳动物眼睛的斑点. 此一名词亦可被用来单纯地指眼睛. 末端的(Terminal)和边缘的(marginal):沿著边缘的.

Economists call these marginal changes.

经济学家称这些为边际的变化。

The marginal illustration is very interesting.

页边的插图很有趣。

He won the most marginal seat by only two votes.

他只以两票的微弱优势当选。

He had a very marginal victory with only 180 more votes in his favor.

他仅以180票的微弱优势赢得了胜利。

He owns a small, marginal business.

他经营一个收益不大的小生意。

There has been a marginal improvement in the firm's sales.

公司的销售额略有增长。

a marginal improvement in weather conditions

天气条件的略微好转

The story will only be of marginal interest to our readers.

我们的读者对这则故事不会很感兴趣。

marginal groups in society

社会中的非主流群体

a marginal seat'/constituency

边缘席位 / 选区

marginal notes'/comments

页边的注解 / 评论

a Labour marginal

工党的边缘席位

This is a marginal improvement on October...

这是对10月份的一个小小改善。

The role of the opposition party proved marginal.

结果显示反对党的作用微乎其微。

The tribunals were established for the well-integrated members of society and not for marginal individuals...

特别法庭是为主流社会成员、而非个体设立的。

I don't want to call him marginal, but he's not a major character.

我不想说他是个小人物，可他也不是什么大人物。

...the views of voters in five marginal seats.

选民对5个边缘席位的看法

The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses, but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices...

分析家们赞同削减边缘业务，但坚持认为公司必须作出更大牺牲。

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%。

The poor are forced to farm in more marginal lands higher up the mountains.

穷人们被迫在山峦更高处的更为贫瘠的土地上耕作。

...helping farmers, so they do not have to exploit marginal lands.

帮助农民们，这样他们便不必开垦贫瘠的土地了。

There has been a marginal improvement in the firm's sales.

商行的销路稍有好转.

Very marginal in ? ows into US high yield funds.

流入美国高收益基金的资金相当少.

British Guiana, however, was a marginal problem.

可是, 英属圭亚那仍然极不稳定.

The new law will cause a marginal increase in the cost of living.

新的法律将导致生活费用轻微上涨.

You are always doing something marginal when the boss drops by your desk.

老板偶然来到你的办公桌时,你总是在做一些无关紧要的事.

But there are uses for marginal lands.

但边缘土地还是有很多用处的.

So according to Jewish religion he was a very marginal person.

在犹太教看来,他是个非常边缘的人.

We had sold off our marginal assets.

我们已经出售了我们的那些可有可无的资产.

Methods marginal cost method was used to determine the average days of stay for stroke inpatients.

方法采用边际成本方法对卒中病人平均住院日标准做一尝试性的评估.

With a smaller supply of workers , the marginal product of labor rose, which raised wages.

劳动供给的下降导致劳动的边际产量增加, 这导致工资的上升.

用作定语～+ n.

1. The marginal illustration is very interesting.
   页边的插图很有趣。
2. The new law will have only a marginal effect on the lives of most people.
   新法律对大多数人的生活不会有重大的影响。
3. He won the most marginal seat by only two votes.
   他只以两票的微弱优势当选。

用作表语S+be+～

1. 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。

～+名词

• marginal%20difference">marginal difference不重要的区别
• marginal%20manuscript">marginal manuscript有旁注的手稿
• marginal%20seat">marginal seat边缘席位
• marginal%20data">marginal data图例说明
• marginal%20notes">marginal notes旁注
• marginal%20people">marginal people边远地区的人们
• marginal%20stability">marginal stability临界稳定性
• marginal%20subsistence">marginal subsistence起码的生活

• The earliest books left spaces for..marginal decorations.

  出自：J. Hutchinson

adj.(形容词)

1. marginal作“(印或记)在页边的”“仅以微弱多数票获胜的”解时,没有比较等级。

marginal，minor，negligible，minimal

这些形容词均含“不重要的、次要的”之意。

marginal指处于边缘，幅度、范围小，故价值或重要性不大。

minor多指与别的比较后显得不重要，或指较少、较小。

negligible指数量小，不重要，微不足道或可忽略不计。

minimal指最少、最低或最小。