marginal

adj.

1. 小的；微不足道的；不重要的
   small and not important
   1. a marginal improvement in weather conditions
      天气条件的略微好转
   2. The story will only be of marginal interest to our readers.
      我们的读者对这则故事不会很感兴趣。
2. 非主体的；边缘的
   not part of a main or important group or situation
   1. marginal groups in society
      社会中的非主流群体
3. 以相差无几的票数获胜（或失败）的；边缘的
   won or lost by a very small number of votes and therefore very important or interesting as an indication of public opinion
   1. a marginal seat/constituency
      边缘席位 / 选区
4. 写在页边空白处的
   written in the margin of a page
   1. marginal notes/comments
      页边的注解 / 评论
5. 贫瘠的（因而盈利有限）
   that cannot produce enough good crops to make a profit

noun

1. （议会或地方委员会的）边缘席位
   a seat in a parliament, on a local council, etc. that was won by a very small number of votes
   1. a Labour marginal
      工党的边缘席位

1. ADJ-GRADED （事情）微小的，不重要的
   If you describe something as marginal, you mean that it is small or not very important.
   1. This is a marginal improvement on October...
      这是对10月份的一个小小改善。
   2. The role of the opposition party proved marginal.
      结果显示反对党的作用微乎其微。
2. ADJ-GRADED (人)非主流的，边缘的
   If you describe people as marginal, you mean that they are not involved in the main events or developments in society because they are poor or have no power.
   1. The tribunals were established for the well-integrated members of society and not for marginal individuals...
      特别法庭是为主流社会成员、而非个体设立的。
   2. I don't want to call him marginal, but he's not a major character.
      我不想说他是个小人物，可他也不是什么大人物。
3. ADJ-GRADED (席位或选区)边缘的，以相差无几的票数获胜（或失败）的
   In political elections, a marginal seat or constituency is one which is usually won or lost by only a few votes, and is therefore of great interest to politicians and journalists.
   1. ...the views of voters in five marginal seats.
      选民对5个边缘席位的看法
   2. A marginal is a marginal seat.
      边缘席位;优势微弱席位
   3. The votes in the marginals are those that really count...
      边缘席位的选票才是最关键的。
   4. The coalition won a majority of the vote but failed to win enough of the key marginals.
      该政党联盟赢得了绝大多数选票，但却未赢得足够多的关键边缘席位的选票。
4. ADJ （活动、花费、税项等）边际的，边缘的
   Marginal activities, costs, or taxes are not the main part of a business or an economic system, but often make the difference between its success or failure, and are therefore important to control.
   1. The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses, but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices...
      分析家们赞同削减边缘业务，但坚持认为公司必须作出更大牺牲。
   2. For low-paid workers, the marginal tax rate is at least 75%.
      对于低收入的工人来说，边际税率至少为75%。
5. ADJ-GRADED (土地)贫瘠的
   Marginal land is not very good for growing crops or grass for animals.
   1. The poor are forced to farm in more marginal lands higher up the mountains.
      穷人们被迫在山峦更高处的更为贫瘠的土地上耕作。
   2. ...helping farmers, so they do not have to exploit marginal lands.
      帮助农民们，这样他们便不必开垦贫瘠的土地了。

1. High marginal tax rates may act as a disincentive to working longer hours.
   高额的边际税率可能会对加班起到抑制作用。
2. This is a marginal improvement on October
   这是对10月份的一个小小改善。
3. The role of the opposition party proved marginal.
   结果显示反对党的作用微乎其微。
4. The tribunals were established for the well-integrated members of society and not for marginal individuals
   特别法庭是为主流社会成员、而非个体设立的。
5. I don't want to call him marginal, but he's not a major character.
   我不想说他是个小人物，可他也不是什么大人物。
6. The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses, but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices
   分析家们赞同削减边缘业务，但坚持认为公司必须作出更大牺牲。
7. The poor are forced to farm in more marginal lands higher up the mountains.
   穷人们被迫在山峦更高处的更为贫瘠的土地上耕作。
8. The neoclassical marginal productivity doctrine freats the factors of production like any commodity.
   新古典边际生产率理论把生产要素同任何商品一样对待。
9. There are marginal hyperemia and pain, itching, burning sensation as symptoms.
   睑缘充血、主觉痛痒及烧灼感。
10. He won the most marginal seat by only two votes.
    他只以两票的微弱优势当选。
11. The marginal illustration is very interesting.
    页边的插图很有趣。
12. A robust estimation method of the components of quasi-additive model using local linear regression and marginal integration is studied.
    针对伪可加模型，本文利用局部线性回归和边缘积分的方法提出了一种稳健的估计方法。
13. The neoclassical aggregate production function and the portfolio approach are based on the marginal analysis method that Keynes used.
    凯恩斯的边际分析法为新古典的总生产函数的引进以及资产选择理论提供了逻辑基础。
14. They each earn the value of their marginal contribution to the production process.
    他们各自赚到了他们对生产过程边际贡献的价值。
15. Marginal analysis can be used in comparing factors other than costs and revenues.
    边际分拆除用于成本和收入外，还可以用于比较其它因素。
16. The demand curve also plots what is known as marginal revenue ( MR).
    该需求曲线也绘制出了边际收益。
17. For analytical purposes, it is more important to focus on the marginal revenue and marginal cost curves.
    从分析的目的上来说，关注边际收益和边际成本曲线会更重要些。
18. There has been a marginal increase in the form's sales.
    在形式销售方面已经有了一个轻微的增长。
19. Marginal propensity to consume is the effect on consumption of an additional dollar in disposable income.
    边际消费倾向是可支配收入增加一美元对消费的影响。
20. This paper investigates the effect of investment opportunities on marginal value of firms'cash holdings in China.
    本文研究了投资机会对上市公司现金持有的边际价值的影响。
21. The model can be used to forecast the system marginal price and price spike for.
    模型对系统边际电价和“价格钉”具有良好的预测能力。
22. Curve fitting problems are also discussed assumed linear marginal cost function.
    本文采用线性边际成本函数假设，研究了成本曲线拟合问题。
23. Explain and evaluate J.B.Clark's marginal productivity theory of distribution.
    解释和评价克拉克的边际生产力分配理论。
24. Doing so would raise substantial revenue, promote tax fairness and avoid further increases in marginal tax rates.
    这样既可以大幅提高政府收入和促进税收公平，还可以避免边际税率进一步增加。
25. We had sold off our marginal assets.
    我们已经出售了我们的那些可有可无的资产。
26. Because prices can, in such cases, be based on marginal rather than full costs.
    因为，在这种情况下的价格是以边际成本而不是以全部成本为基础的。
27. A novel transmission pricing method based on marginal cost theory is presented.
    应用边际成本理论提出了一种新的输电定价方法。
28. A firm hires a worker when its expected marginal revenue generated by the worker exceeds her wage.
    当一家公司聘用其预期边际收益所产生的工人超过了工人工资。
29. Yet this simple arithmetic ignores an offsetting effect: diminishing marginal returns.
    然而，这种简单的算法忽略了一种抵消效应：边际收益递减。

adj

1. at or constituting a border or edge
   1. the marginal strip of beach

   Synonym:    fringy

2. of questionable or minimal quality
   1. borderline grades
   2. marginal writing ability

   Synonym:    borderline

3. producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
   1. marginal industries

4. just barely adequate or within a lower limit
   1. a bare majority
   2. a marginal victory

   Synonym:    bare(a)