minor

单词音标

minor音标[\'mainә]

汉语翻译

n. 未成年人, 副修科目

a. 较小的, 二流的, 未成年的

vi. 副修

【计】 次要

【经】 较小的, 较少的; 未成年人

词型变化

动词过去式:minored过去分词:minored现在分词:minoring第三人称单数:minors

词意辨析

marginal, minor, negligible, minimal

这些形容词均含“不重要的、次要的”之意。

marginal: 指处于边缘，幅度、范围小，故价值或重要性不大。

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*少、*低或*小。

英语解释

名词 minor:

a young person of either sex

同义词：child, kid, youngster, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling

形容词 minor:

of lesser importance or stature or rank

lesser in scope or effect

inferior in number or size or amount

of a scale or mode

not of legal age

同义词：nonaged, underage

of lesser seriousness or danger

of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

of the younger of two boys with the same family name

warranting only temporal punishment

同义词：venial

limited in size or scope

同义词：modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

例句

You should be thankful to have escaped/that you have escaped with only minor injuries.

你仅受轻伤而脱险，应感到欣慰。

The plan was approved, with some minor modifications.

那计画已批准，仅作了些许更动。

I\'ve made a few minor adjustments to the seating plan.

我对座次表作了小小的调整。

He\'s prone to minor ailments.

他动不动就生点小病。

A person such as a minor who have a right under the authority of a guardian.

如一个未成年人的权利，他的权利受监护人的管辖。

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。

I made minor alterations to the article.

我对这篇文章作了小规模的修改。

She acted as a minor role in the play.

她在剧中扮演了一个次要的角色。

详细解释

mi.nor

adj.Abbr. min.（形容词）缩写 min.

Lesser or smaller in amount, extent, or size.

较小的，较少的：在数量、规模或尺寸上较少或较小的

Lesser in importance, rank, or stature:

较低的：在重要性、级别或程度上较低的：

例句：

a minor politician.

二流政客

Lesser in seriousness or danger:

较轻微的：严重程度或危险性上较轻的：

例句：

a minor injury.

轻伤

Law Being under legal age; not yet a legal adult.

【法律】 未成年的：在法定年龄以下的；尚未成为法律上认可的成年人

Chiefly British Relating to or being the junior or younger of two pupils with the same surname.

【多用于英国】 较年少的：指同姓的两个学生中年级较低或年龄较小的或与之有关的

Of or relating to a secondary area of academic specialization.

辅修的：学术专业上的第二个领域的

Logic Dealing with a more restricted category.

【逻辑学】 小（项）的；小前提的：与一个更严格的类别有关的

Music

【音乐】

Relating to or being a minor scale.

小调的，小音阶的：小调音阶的或与其有关的

Less in distance by a half step than the corresponding major interval.

半音的，短音程的：比相邻两个大调音阶之间的音程少半阶的

Based on a minor scale:

基于小调的，短音阶的：基于小调音阶之上的：

例句：

a minor key.

一个小调音

n.（名词）

One that is lesser in comparison with others of the same class.

较小者：与其同类相比较少、较小、次要的人

Law One who has not reached full legal age.

【法律】 未成年人：未达到法定年龄的人

A secondary area of specialized academic study, requiring fewer courses or credits than a major.

辅修专业：学术研究的第二个特定领域，其要求的课程和学分比主修课要少

One studying in a secondary area of specialization:

辅修学生：学习第二专业的学生：

例句：

She is a chemistry minor.

她是化学专业的辅修学生

Logic

【逻辑学】

A minor premise.

小前提

A minor term.

小项

Music A minor key, scale, or interval.

【音乐】 小调音、短音阶或短音程

minors Sports The minor leagues of a sport, especially baseball.

minors 【体育运动】 小棒球联盟：一项体育运动的小型俱乐部联合会，尤指棒球

v.intr.（不及物动词）

mi..nored,mi..nor.ing,mi..nors

To pursue academic studies in a minor field:

辅修：在一辅修领域内进行学术研究：

例句：

minored in literature.

辅修文学

来源：

Middle English

中古英语

from Latin * see mei- 2

源自 拉丁语 *参见 mei- 2