Simply because failure meant a stripping awayof the inessential .

因为失败意味着剥离掉那些不必要的东西。

We have to eliminate inessential government functions , like subsidies for farming , ethanol production , public broadcasting , energy conservation and trade promotion .

我们必须消除无关紧要的政府职能，比如为农业、乙醇生产、公共广播、能源节约和贸易促进活动提供补贴。

It is gained by an act of abstraction-the process of singling out the common or essential characteristics of an object from a host of characteristics that are only accidental or inessential .

它的获得依靠对事物进行抽象就是将事物共有和本质的属性从那些仅仅偶然和不必要的性质中剥离开来的过程。

The gift shop was a tourist trap , full of china ornaments and other inessential items .

这家礼品店是给旅游者设的圈套，卖的都是瓷器装饰品和其他非必要的东西。

Luxury something inessential but conducive to pleasure and comfort .

奢侈品使人愉快、舒服但非必需的东西。