bit-part 小角色

bit-part
繁：小角色
简：小角色

以今次倫敦恐襲為例，英國軍情五處就承認，多年前曾調查過兇手與極端主義和恐怖主義的關係，認為只屬小角色，毋須長期密切監視。

社評：本土極端主義惡化 西方排外「愈反愈恐」（2017年3月24日）。明報，取自http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170324/s00003/1490291721727

British scientists risk being reduced to bit-part players in some of the most ambitious projects of the next decade, a report has warned.

Devlin, H. (2017, March 7). Brexit putting British scientists at risk of becoming bit-part players, warns report. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/07/brexit-putting-british-scientists-at-risk-of-becoming-bit-part-players-warns-report-prospect