🇬🇧🇨🇳 irrelevant - 不相关的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "irrelevant" ("不相关的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

If something is irrelevant, it has nothing to do with what we are talking or thinking about, so it doesn’t help, doesn’t matter, and is not important for that topic right now.

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When Mom said, “Clean your room,” my excuse about the ancient Egyptians was fascinating but very irrelevant.

When Grandpa tried to explain how a TV works, he told twenty irrelevant stories and never actually mentioned the TV.

The teacher said we were writing about volcanoes, so my detailed speech about pizza crust thickness was completely irrelevant.

When the dentist asked if I brush my teeth, my irrelevant answer about my high score in a video game did not impress her.

In some debates, people throw in irrelevant facts—like how lobsters taste with butter—which might be yummy information but doesn’t help anyone win the argument.

She sat by the hospital bed and held his cold hand. A visitor asked about a game; she said it was irrelevant and closed the magazine. The visitor spoke of weather, irrelevant, then of a sale, irrelevant again. Snacks and gossip were irrelevant. The monitor beeped; he squeezed her fingers and she smiled; irrelevant noise faded.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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