Question of the Day #748

At the time of Britain’s conquest of Palestine, the native population was viewed not as absent but as of no account.

From the 5th paragraph of this article at The Guardian.

上記の文で、of no accountの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "of no account" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

全く取るに足りない

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

Of no or very little importance, significance, or worth.

Examples

• As she grew up, her father had been of no account to her.
• There was a war on and such emotional family matters were really of no account.
• It was of no account to Vinoba Bhave a Brahmin, whether the man before him was a Brahmin or an outcaste.
• Sure, his writing is OK, but he only published a few articles in some tiny magazine of no account.
• Don't worry, the investigators on this case are of no account, so I'm confident our involvement will go undetected.

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