其中:
be:根据主语的人称和时态变化(am/is/are/was/were等);
irrelevant:形容词,意为“不相关的;无关紧要的”(反义词是 relevant,“相关的”);
to:介词,后接名词、代词或动名词(表示“相关的对象”)。
常用来表达“A与B无关”,结构为:主语(A) + be irrelevant to + 宾语(B)。
以下是常见场景的例子:
强调“某事物与另一事物无关”。
The price is irrelevant to the quality of the product.
(价格与产品质量无关。)
Her past mistakes are irrelevant to her current job performance.
(她过去的错误与她现在的工作表现无关。)
This problem is irrelevant to me — I didn’t even participate.
(这个问题和我无关——我根本没参与。)
The details he mentioned are irrelevant to it.
(他提到的细节和这件事无关。)
Arguing about who is right is irrelevant to fixing the issue.
(争论谁对谁错与解决问题无关。)
Complaining is irrelevant to improving the situation.
(抱怨与改善现状无关。)
反义词短语:be relevant to(与……相关),可对比记忆;
同义表达:have nothing to do with(更口语化),但"be irrelevant to"更正式,常用于书面或正式语境;
否定形式:在be动词后加not,即be not irrelevant to(= be relevant to,“与……相关”),但很少这样用,直接用反义词更自然。
"be irrelevant to" 是表达“无关性”的常用正式短语,核心是连接“无关的主体”和“相关对象”,后接名词、代词或动名词均可。
例:The topic of your speech is irrelevant to the conference theme.
(你演讲的主题与会议主题无关。)