adj. (opp. major) 1.较小的,少数的,小…。 2.不重要的,二三流的,较次的。 3.未成年的;〔英国〕(在两个同姓学生中)年纪较小的,小…。 4.【音乐】小调的,小音阶的。 5.〔美国〕(大学中)次要学科的。 短语和例子 a minor fault 轻微过失。 a minor injury 轻伤。 a minor matter 小事。 a minor arc 【数学】小弧,劣弧。 in a minor key 用小调;用小音阶;小声闷气的(谈话等)。 n. 1.【法律】未成年者。 2.【数学】子式;【逻辑学】小名词,小前提;【音乐】小调,小音阶。 3.〔M-〕【天主教】方济各派修道士。 4.(美大学)副科,选修科;【橄榄球】在对方球门后将球打落;〔pl.〕= minor leagues. vi. (美大学)兼修,把…选作副科 (in)。
inferior in number or size or amount; "a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor"
lesser in scope or effect; "had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance"
not of legal age; "minor children" 同义词:nonaged, underage,
of a scale or mode; "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"
of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"
of lesser seriousness or danger; "suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance"
limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" 同义词:modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized,
warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin" 同义词:venial,
of the younger of two boys with the same family name; "Jones minor"
a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they''re just kids"; "`tiddler'' is a British term for youngster" 同义词:child, kid, youngster, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling,
例句与用法
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Minor disagreements made matters worse . 小小的不谐和把事情弄得更糟。
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Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car .. 小事故会缩短汽车寿命。
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We can afford to overlook minor offences . 我们可以不计较小过。
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I do not want to go into the minor details now . 我现在不想涉及枝节问题。
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Do n't feel self-satisfied over a minor success .. 不要沾沾自喜于一得之功。
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Minor principles should be subordinated to major ones . 小道理要服从大道理。
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Odorous pollutants can cause minor annoyance . 臭气污染物可以引起不严重的厌烦。
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Small claims courts process cases of minor debts . 小额索偿法庭处理小债项案件。
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This is a minor point , but it must not be overlooked . 此事虽小,然亦不可忽视。
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Only minor sloughing occurred during the earthquake . 在地震时只有小的脱落现象。