insignificance
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɪn.sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/ us/ˌɪn.sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kəns/
不重要，无足轻重
the fact of being small or not noticeable, and therefore not considered important
Advances in astronomy have reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on a celestial scale. 天文学的进步强调了地球在宇宙的范围中是多么的微不足道。
The traumas of my own upbringing pale/fade into insignificance (= seem very unimportant) when I hear stories about the way Peter's parents treated him.
See: insignificant
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- He started to have a creeping sense of his own insignificance.
- The insignificance of last night's match was signalled by the absence of so many star names from the team.
- Toward the latter half of the century, the smaller states gradually dwindled down to utter insignificance.