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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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？
• 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。
• Don't divert the subject into a side issue.
  别把话题转向枝节问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。