“次要的东西”常见的英文表达有 secondary things、less important things 或 minor matters 。具体使用哪个取决于语境和表达习惯:
secondary things:强调在重要性、地位或顺序上处于次要位置。例如:We should focus on the primary goals and not get distracted by secondary things.(我们应该专注于主要目标,不要被次要的东西分散注意力。)
less important things:直接表明在重要性上较低。例如:In our daily lives, we often spend too much time on less important things.(在日常生活中,我们常常在不太重要的东西上花费太多时间。)
minor matters:更侧重于事情本身规模、影响较小,不涉及核心关键。例如:Don't worry about these minor matters; we'll deal with the big issues first.(别为这些次要的东西操心,我们先处理大问题。 )