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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

nonessential [.nɑnə'sεnʃəl] ['nɔnɪ'senʃəl]
  1. 1. adjective 不重要的非必需的;非本质的
  2. 2. adjective [Biochemistry] 非必需(氨基酸
  3. 3. noun 不重要的人(或物)

Collins English-English Dictionary

nonessential ["nɒnɪ'sεnʃəl]
  1. 1. adj not essential; not necessary
  2. 2. adj [biochem] (of an amino acid in a particular organism) able to be synthesized from other substances
  3. 3. n a nonessential person or thing

Examples

非本质方面
a nonessential aspect

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