side issue

英 [ˈsaɪd ɪʃuː]

美 [ˈsaɪd ɪʃuː]

n.  次要问题

法律

牛津词典

noun

• 次要问题
  an issue that is less important than the main issue, and may take attention away from it

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 次要问题;枝节问题
  Aside issueis an issue or subject that is not considered to be as important as the main one.
  1. I must forget these side issues and remember my mission.
     我必须忘掉这些枝节问题，记住我的使命。

双语例句

• Don't divert the subject into a side issue.
  别把话题转向枝节问题。
• And the psychology, which has been applied to the research on diplomatic decision-making, shows tremendous analytical advantage in studying the subjective side of national security issue.
  而很早就应用于外交决策研究的心理学，在研究国家安全的主观方面也同样显示出巨大的分析优势。
• I realized on which side of the issue I stood. Therefore, one's body knows the truth of one's existence, and the body knows the answers to all questions that one may have surrounding one's own predicament.
  我知道自己在这个问题上所采取的立因此，一个人的身体知道真相，身体知道你所在困境的所有问题的答案。
• On the liability side, the central bank can issue its own debt or simply borrow from the banks.
  至于负债方面，央行可自行发债或直接从银行借入资金。
• You will notice I am not addressing the paternal side of this issue only the maternal.
  你会注意到在这个问题上我不是站在父亲这边，仅站在母亲这边。
• The flip side of the issue is that our greatest moral obligation is to the living.
  另一方面我们最高尚的道德义务就是保护活着的人免遭痛苦。
• On the other side of the issue are European nations, Japan, Australia and Canada, all of which tax people within their borders but exempt most expatriates and overseas subsidiaries from paying income taxes in their home countries.
  欧洲国家、日本、澳大利亚和加拿大属于另一个阵营，这些国家在本国境内向公民课税，但是它们对大多数外派人员和海外子公司，豁免了本国国内的所得税。
• The topic of gender equitable education is one that for far too long has been relegated to a "side issue", and there are also some misunderstandings about it in society.
  摘要性别平等教育长期被视作教育中的次要问题，教育学界对此也存在不少误解。
• Moreover, people who use their vast resources to acquire time on television do so to advocate their side of an issue.
  此外，人们还花大量时间在电视出镜上，以此来宣扬本派的观点。
• The Cambodian issue is very definitely a side issue.
  柬埔寨问题肯定只是一个枝节问题。