marginal

adj. 边缘的；临界的；末端的

adj.

边的，边缘的；旁注的；临界的，最低限度的；收入仅敷支出的

变形

复数：marginals

双语释义

[A](印或记)在页边的 (printed or written) on or in the margin on a page

不重要的,微小的,少量的 small in importance or amount

仅以微弱多数票获胜的 that is won by only a small majority of votes

英英释义

marginal[ 'mɑ:dʒinəl ]

adj.

at or constituting a border or edge

"the marginal strip of beach"

同义词：fringy

of questionable or minimal quality

同义词：borderline

of a bare living gained by great labor

"a marginal existence"

同义词：hardscrabble

just barely adequate or within a lower limit

"a marginal victory"

同义词：bare(a)

producing at a rate that barely covers production costs

"marginal industries"; "marginal land"

being close to a lower limit or or of lower class

"marginal abilities"

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

marginal difference不重要的区别

marginal manuscript有旁注的手稿

marginal seat边缘席位

marginal data图例说明

marginal notes旁注

marginal people边远地区的人们

marginal stability临界稳定性

marginal subsistence起码的生活

词组短语

marginal cost边际成本（经济学专有名词）

marginal utility边际效用

marginal propensity边际倾向

marginal propensity to consume[经]边际消费倾向

marginal analysis边际分析

marginal revenue边际收入，边际收益

marginal profit边际利益；限界利润

marginal price[经]边际价格

marginal tax边际税率；边际税收

marginal effect边绝效应；缘界效应

marginal product边际产品，边际产量

marginal sea领海

marginal benefit边际收益；边际效益

marginal zone缘带；边缘区；[经]产油枯竭带

marginal contribution边际贡献

marginal value[经]边际价值；临界值

marginal productivity边际生产力

marginal tax rate边际税率

diminishing marginal utility边际效用递减率

marginal cost pricing[经]按边际成本定价

同近义词辨析

这组词都有“不重要的，次要的”的意思，其区别是：

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。

marginal指处于边缘，幅度、范围小，故价值或重要性不大。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

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。

权威例句

marginal (adj.)

1570s, "written on the margin," from Medieval Latin marginalis, from Latin margo "edge, brink, border, margin" (see margin (n.)). Sense of "of little effect or importance" first recorded 1887. Related: Marginally.

1. Combined marginal tax-benefit rates of 85 percent became common.

边际税-福利税的合成比率达到85%，这已成为普遍的情况。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

2. a marginal standard of living

最低限度的生活水平

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

3. marginal cost [profits, utility]

【经济】边际费用 [收益,效用]

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

4. a marginal seat [constituency]

以数票之差赢得的国会席位 [选举区]

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

5. As the marginal producer, Chrysler could never afford the possibility of a strike.

克莱斯勒公司是接近崩溃的生产厂家，它绝对受不了罢工的打击。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

6. The marginal propensity to import, in other words, is a "leakage" from the expenditure stream.

换言之，边际进口倾向是支出流量中的一个“漏出量”。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

7. British Guiana, however, was a marginal problem.

可是，英属圭亚那仍然极不稳定。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

8. The neoclassical marginal productivity doctrine treats the factors of production like any commodity.

新古典边际生产率理论把生产要素同任何商品一样对待。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

9. The unconformity marks the change from fluvial to marginal marine deposition.

不整合面标志着河相至边缘海相沉积的相变。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

10. Diminishing marginal utility also expresses a "variety is the spice of life".

边际效用递减也表现为一种“多样化是生活乐趣”。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句