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

• 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。
• Scholars are studying the duration of trade relations from the microcosmic side to solve this issue.
  为解决这个问题，许多学者开始进行国际贸易微观层面上对贸易关系持续时间的研究。
• This is all the more remarkable because it is not merely a statement of a side issue, but of the final goal of government.
  这是值得注意的，因为它不仅是一句关于枝节问题的话，而是政治的最后目标。
• A Side Issue in Volume calculation of the Surge Chamber for Slush Pumps
  钻井泵空气包体积计算中的一个问题
• The first question to be resolved is the uniformity of machining allowance. As the mould whose machining allowance goes to the processing side, this issue can be solved by the orientation of workpieces.
  首先要解决汽车大型覆盖件模具加工余量的均匀性问题，对于加工余量偏向待加工型面一侧的模具，通过对工件定位可以使得该问题得到解决。
• 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。
• Some others saw the positive side of the issue.
  还有一些人看到了这个问题的另一面。
• The official said the US side continued to raise the issue to China and he believed that China was taking measures to resolve these issues.
  这位官员说，美国方面继续向中国提出这一问题，他相信中国也正在采取措施解决这些问题。
• 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。
• I think that's rather a side issue, don't you?
  我认为这是比较次要的问题，你说是不是？