minor
较小的,少数的,小…;未成年的;[乐]小调的,小音阶的;(两同姓男孩中)年幼的
未成年人;副修科目;小公司;[逻辑学]小前提
[主美国英语]副修,选修,兼修;
变形
复数:minors过去式:minored过去分词:minored现在分词:minoring第三人称单数:minors
双语释义
- [A]较小的,较少的,低级的,次要的 lesser or smaller in degree, size, number, or importance when compared with others
- [C]未成年人 person under the age of full legal responsibility
- [C]副修科目 subsidiary subject or course of a student at college or university
英英释义
minor
- n.a young person of either sex
同义词:childkidyoungstershavernippersmall frytiddlertiketykefrynestling
- adj.
- 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"
- lesser in scope or effect
"had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance"
- inferior in number or size or amount
"a minor share of the profits"
- of a scale or mode
"the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"
- not of legal age
"minor children"
同义词:nonagedunderage
- of lesser seriousness or danger
"suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance"
- of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
- of the younger of two boys with the same family name
"Jones minor"
- warranting only temporal punishment
同义词:venial
- limited in size or scope
同义词:modestsmallsmall-scalepocket-sizepocket-sized
- of lesser importance or stature or rank
词组短语
asia minor n. 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
minor operation小手术
minor accident轻微事故;小事故
minor element微量元素
d minor[音]d小调
minor scale[音]小音阶
minor league小职业球队联盟
minor fault小断层;轻微故障,次要故障
minor adjustment小调整
minor component副成分;微量组分
minor repair小修,小型维修
minor subject副科;辅修科目
minor surgery(耳鼻喉科门诊)小手术;小手术;小外科
minor defect小瑕疵
minor planet[天]小行星
同近义词辨析
这组词都有“次等”的意思,其区别是:
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。
We agreed on everything in the contract, even minor points.我们对合同中的一切问题,甚至是细枝末节都达成了一致。
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。
Most wine from Switzerland is inferior to wine from France.产于瑞士的葡萄酒多数要比法国的差。
secondarya.第二等的,次要的,强调在重要性或顺序上处于第二位。
My job is of secondary importance to my health.我的工作比起身体来说不那么重要。
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。
He was always friendly to his subordinate officers.她对下级官员一向和蔼可亲。
这组词都有“不重要的,次要的”的意思,其区别是:
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。
双语例句
- You should be thankful that you have escaped with only minor injuries.
你应该感到庆幸,你只是受了点轻伤,但是却脱险了。 - We can only make minor concessions, but it might break the deadlock.
我们只能做些较小的让步,但这就可能打破僵局。 - She played a minor role in the movie.
她在电影中扮演了一个次要的角色。
- It is illegal to sell cigarettes to minors.
向未成年人出售香烟是违法的。 - My major is English, but I also have a minor in psychology.
我主修英语,还辅修心理学。 - He played the key of C minor beautifully.
他优美地演奏了C小调。
- Many university students will minor in some practical courses.
许多大学生都会副修一些实用性的课程。