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発音

• IPA: /ɪˈɹɛl.ə.vənt/

形容詞

irrelevant (comparative more irrelevant, superlative most irrelevant)

1. Not relevant, as:

   His comments were completely irrelevant to the discussion.

   We need to focus on the main topic and ignore irrelevant details.

   The fact that she is his sister is irrelevant to the case.

   1. Not at all related: totally unrelated, wholly unconnected, completely inapplicable.

      Synonyms: unrelated, unassociated, uncorrelated, random, stochastic, alien

   2. Not usefully related: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed: not materially applicable; having connections not applicable in the present situation.

      Synonyms: unimportant, immaterial, incidental, inapplicable

   • 2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.2, at p.35:

     Andy Kirby said that, on her second day in his class, Velvet declared algebra irrelevant to her life and strolled out the door. "Haven't seen her since," he said.

2. (slang, derogatory) No longer famous or popular; washed up.

反意語

• relevant, foreign (formal register)

派生語