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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 Cambodian issue is very definitely a side issue.
  柬埔寨问题肯定只是一个枝节问题。
• 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。
• The author concludes there are two primary reasons to cause the current living situation of migrants; on one side, the self-generated issue of migrant farm workers.
  笔者认为农民工居住现状主要是由于两方面的原因所造成的：一方面是由于农民工自身的原因。
• 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。
• 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。
• Results show that side slip is the main issue of driving safety while the vehicles pass by the bridge pylons in strong wind conditions.
  研究结果表明：侧滑是行车安全性的主要问题，大跨度桥塔附近的侧风影响最为严重。