
好词典

源自拉丁语 'marginalis',意为'边缘的',由 'margo'(边缘)和后缀 '-alis' 组成。
❶ 指事物处于边缘或次要地位,重要性或影响很小,常用于描述微小的差异或不太重要的部分。
“The difference in their test scores was marginal.”
(他们的考试成绩差异很小。)
“The company saw only marginal profits last year.”
(公司去年只获得了微薄的利润。)
❶ 指边缘地区或边缘群体,通常指社会或经济上处于弱势的群体或地理位置偏远的地区。
“The government is focusing on improving conditions in the marginals.”
(政府正致力于改善边缘地区的条件。)
“Many marginals struggle to access basic services.”
(许多边缘群体难以获得基本服务。)
marginal cost — 经济学术语,指生产或提供额外一单位产品所增加的成本。
“The marginal cost of producing one more unit is very low.”
(生产额外一单位产品的边际成本非常低。)
marginal benefit — 经济学术语,指消费或生产额外一单位产品所带来的额外收益。
“The marginal benefit of the new policy outweighs its costs.”
(新政策的边际收益超过了其成本。)