minor
基本释义
- adj.较小的,次要的,轻微的;(疾病)不严重的,(手术)小的;小调的,小音阶的;未成年的;数量少的,范围小的;(逻)小(项);<英,旧>(两兄弟或同姓男生中)年龄更小的
- n.未成年人;辅修课程;(美国大学中的)辅修生;(乐)小调,小音程;(逻)小项,小前提;禾夜蛾
- v.辅修
- 人名 (Minor)(英)迈纳,(德、法、波、俄)米诺尔(人名)
词语例句
较小的,次要的,轻微的adj.
四级六级There may be some minor changes to the schedule.
时间安排也许会有些小小的变动。
The company's self-driving cars have done well over a million miles across various states in the US, and until now have only reported minor accidents.
该公司的无人驾驶汽车在美国已经成功地行驶了超过100万英里的路程,穿过了许多州,且直到目前为止只报告了一些小事故。
Could it be that science, which has long played a minor role in exploration, is at last destined to take a leading role?
长期以来在探索过程中一直扮演着次要角色的科学将最终发挥主要作用,是这样吗?
(疾病)不严重的,(手术)小的adj.
四级六级Sarah had been plagued continually by a series of minor illnesses since her mid teens.
自从十四五岁起萨拉就一直小病不断。
I had a car accident, only some minor injuries though.
我出了车祸,不过只是受了点轻伤。
Many doctors and researchers believe that loneliness harms the immune system, making us more vulnerable to a range of minor and major illnesses.
许多医生和研究人员认为,孤独会损害免疫系统,使我们更容易患上一系列轻微和重大疾病。
小调的,小音阶的adj.
She loves to compose in A minor.
她喜欢用A小调作曲。
未成年的adj.
There are minor children living in the bedroom.
这个卧室里住着未成年的孩子。
- I can put up with minor inconveniences.我能忍受些小的不便。来自《牛津词典》
- The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack.症状显示这是轻微心脏病发作。来自《牛津词典》
- Small children often cry after a minor bump.小孩子们在轻微的碰撞后常常会哭。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
相关短语
- a minor operation小手术
- a minor problem小问题
- minor injuries轻伤
- minor in sth.(大学里)辅修(某课程)
- asia minorn. 小亚细亚
- minor in辅修;兼修
- minor axis短轴;短径;弱轴
- minor crime未成年人犯罪
- minor injury轻伤
- minor diameter小直径;小径;内径
- Leo Minor小狮座;青铜圣斗士幼狮座;小狮星座;老狮座
- Fort Minor黑暗堡垒;暗中营垒;黑暗城堡;暗中堡垒
- Vinca minor小蔓长春花;长春花;小长春花
- Canis Minor小犬座
- ADAGIO IN MINOR抒情小调;柔板;慢板小调;抒怀小调
词语扩展
- minor/inferior/secondary/subordinate
- minora较少的,较小的,较次要的,常含有轻微的但并非不重要的意思。
- inferiora.次等的,较劣的,差的,当"下级"讲时,强调职位的高低;当"次等"讲时,指素质、质量等的低劣。
- secondarya.第二等的,次要的,强调在重要性或顺序上处于第二位。
- subordinatea.次要的,从属的,下级的,强调主次地位或支配和隶属的关系。
- minor/negligible/minimal/marginal
- minor多指与别的比较后显得不重要,或指较少、较小。
- negligible指数量小,不重要,微不足道或可忽略不计。
- minimal指最少、最低或最小。
- marginal指处于边缘,幅度、范围小,故价值或重要性不大。
词义分布
英英释义
- n.a young person of either sex
- adj.of lesser importance or stature or rank
- adj.lesser in scope or effect
- adj.inferior in number or size or amount
- adj.of a scale or mode
- adj.not of legal age
- adj.not very important or serious
次要的;不太重要的;不太严重的- The soldier suffered only minor injuries.这位战士只是受了点小伤。
- They both have minor roles in the film.他们两个在影片中都是小角色。
- adj.used in music for talking about a scale (= a series of musical notes) in which the third note is one half step lower that the related major scale. Compare with <b>major</b>.
(音阶)小调的
词源
- minor来自拉丁语minor("rather small")
- minor较小的,较少的,次要的来自拉丁语minor,较小的,次等的,来自PIE*mei,小的,词源同minute,minus.-or,比较级后缀。
- minor未成年人,副修科目;[乐]小调,小音阶来源于拉丁语parv(小的)的阳性和阴性比较级minor。 词根词缀: -min-小 + -or形容词词尾