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negligibly

UKˈneɡlɪdʒəbliUSˈneɡlɪdʒəbli

Meaning

1adv.

微不足道地;可忽略不计地

Usage

The cost of the extra materials was negligibly small.

额外材料的成本小到可以忽略不计。

His contribution to the project was negligibly minor.

他对该项目的贡献微乎其微。

The error rate in the new system has decreased negligibly.

新系统中的错误率下降得微乎其微。

Etymology

negligibly 的旅程始于拉丁语动词 neglegere(忽视),其核心逻辑是“不(neg-)选择(legere)”。这一概念首先衍生出 negligent(疏忽的),后通过添加后缀 -ible 形成 negligible(可忽略的),字面意为“能够被忽视的”。最终,副词后缀 -ly 的加入锁定了其现代含义——以“可被忽视的方式”存在,即“微不足道地”。整个演变过程清晰地体现了从行为(忽视)到属性(可忽视)再到状态(可忽视地)的逻辑链条。

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