of, relating to, or situated at the edge or margin of something
(与)(在)边缘(有关)的,(与)(在)边沿(有关)的。
of secondary or minor importance; not central
次要的,不重要的;非主要的
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it seems likely to make only a marginal difference 这似乎只会产生无关紧要的差别
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a marginal criminal element .非主要的犯罪分子。
(of a decision or distinction)very narrow
(决定,区别)非常勉强的
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a marginal offside decision.
一次非常勉强的越位判罚。
of or written in the margin of a page
记在页边的
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marginal notes .边注。
of or relating to water adjacent to the land's edge or coast
(与)岸边水域(有关)的
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water lilies and marginal aquatics .荷花与近岸水生植物。
(chiefly of costs or benefits)relating to or resulting from small or unit changes
(主要指成本或收益)(与)微小(单位)变化有关的,由微小(单位)变化引起的。
(of taxation)relating to increases in income
(指税款)同收入增长有关的。
〈主英〉 (指议会席位)占微弱多数的。
close to the limit of profitability, especially through difficulty of exploitation
(尤指经过艰难经营)勉强获利的
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marginal farmland .收益微薄的农田。
〈主英〉 (议会)微弱多数席位。
a plant that grows in water adjacent to the edge of land
岸边水生植物。
"late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin