irrelevance, irrelevancy | n 1. state, quality of being unrelated, (keadaan) tdk /berkaitan, bersangkutan/ (dgn sst), tdk (ada) kena-mengena dgn sst, tdk ada /kaitan, sangkut paut/ dgn sst; (leg.) tak relevannya; 2. unrelated facts, remark, etc, approp n + yg tdk /berkaitan, bersangkutan/ (dgn sst), approp n + yg tdk (ada) kena-mengena dgn sst, approp n + yg tdk ada /kaitan, sangkut paut/ dgn sst: she ignored the ~ and continued her argument, dia tdk menghiraukan komen yg tdk berkaitan itu dan meneruskan hujahnya; try to cut all the irrelevancies out of your speech, cuba keluarkan segala perkara yg tdk bersangkutan dr ucapan saudara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
concern | vt 1. affect, melibatkan: nuclear warfare ~s the whole world, peperangan nuklear melibatkan seluruh dunia; don’t ~ yourself with their affairs, jangan melibatkan diri kamu dgn hal mereka; 2. have to do with, kena-mengena: does this ~ you?, adakah ini kena-mengena dgn awak?; 3. interest os, memberi perhatian: a busy executive does not ~ himself with unimportant details, eksekutif yg sibuk tdk memberi perhatian kpd butir-butir yg tdk penting; 4. be about, berkenaan: this story ~s the beginnings of aviation, cerita ini berkenaan permulaan penerbangan; 5. worry, membimbangkan: his failing health ~s the family, kesihatannya yg merosot membimbangkan keluarganya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
elicit | vt 1. (fml) obtain (information), (dapat) mencungkil: it took her almost half an hour to ~ the truth from him, selepas hampir setengah jam barulah dia dapat mencungkil perkara sebenar daripadanya; 2. evoke a. (reply, retort) membangkitkan, menimbulkan:this irrelevant question ~ed a sharp reply, pertanyaannya yg tdk kena-mengena ini membangkitkan jawapan yg pedas; b. (admission of guilt, approval) mendapat: the proposal ~ed unanimous approval, usul itu mendapat persetujuan sebulat suara; 3. bring to light, menampakkan, memperlihatkan: the controversy ~s one important truth, kontroversi itu menampakkan satu kebenaran yg penting. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |