minor

英 ['maɪnə(r)] 美 ['maɪnər]

• adj. 轻微的；较小的；次要的
• n. 未成年人；辅修科目；[音]小调
• v. 辅修

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. [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

n. (名词)

1. [C]未成年人

   person under the age of full legal responsibility

2. [C]副修科目

   subsidiary subject or course of a student at college or university

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 未成年的
2. 较小的；较少的
3. 【音】小调的，小音阶的
4. 不重要的，次要的
5. 不严重的，无生命危险的
6. 少数的
7. 二三流的，较次的
8. 年纪较小的
9. 次要学科的
10. <英>（置于姓名后）年幼的
11. <主美>（大学学科）副修的

n. 名词

1. 未成年人
2. 小前提
3. 【数】子式
4. 【逻】小名词
5. 【音】小调，小音阶
6. 【天主教】方济各派修道士
7. 晚辈，小字辈
8. <主美>副修科目，副修科学生
9. 辅修课程，辅修科目，副修科目
10. 迈纳（音译名）

v. 动词

1. 把...选作副科
2. <主美>副修，兼修，选修，辅修

英英释义

Noun:

1. a young person of either sex;

   "she writes books for children"
   "they're just kids"
   "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
   

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

2. lesser in scope or effect;

   "had minor differences"
   "a minor disturbance"
   

3. inferior in number or size or amount;

   "a minor share of the profits"
   "Ursa Minor"
   

4. of a scale or mode;

   "the minor keys"
   "in B flat minor"
   

5. not of legal age;

   "minor children"
   

6. of lesser seriousness or danger;

   "suffered only minor injuries"
   "some minor flooding"
   "a minor tropical disturbance"
   

7. of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

8. of the younger of two boys with the same family name;

   "Jones minor"
   

9. warranting only temporal punishment;

   "venial sin"
   

10. limited in size or scope;

    "a small business"
    "a newspaper with a modest circulation"
    "small-scale plans"
    "a pocket-size country"
    

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. She played a minor role in the movie.
   她在电影中扮演了一个次要的角色。

用作名词 (n.)

1. It is illegal to sell cigarettes to minors.
   向未成年人出售香烟是违法的。
2. My major is English, but I also have a minor in psychology.
   我主修英语,还辅修心理学。
3. He played the key of C minor beautifully.
   他优美地演奏了C小调。

用作动词 (v.)

1. 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。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.
   年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
2. A minor fault shouldn't be neglected.
   小错也不该被忽略。
3. She had a minor operation the day before yesterday.
   前天她做了一次小手术。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. The infection is fairly minor; nothing to worry about.
   感染不严重,用不着担心。

用作名词 (n.)

1. No minors inside.
   未成年人谢绝入内。
2. He had three minors this semester.
   这学期他有三门副修科目。

经典引文

• He praised my work, assured me that he only wanted a minor change.

  出自： D. Carnegie

• Harriet had a prominent role, but..Betty and Lucille were still playing minor parts.

  出自： F. Astaire

词汇搭配

• Minor League <美> 小职业球队...
• minor in 兼修
• minor premise [逻](三段论法的)...
• minor scale [音]小音阶
• minor planet [天]小行星
• minor switch 小选择器,小型开关,...
• minor axis 短轴
• pelvis minor 小骨盆
• minor failure 次要故障
• minor loop 小磁滞回线
• Ursa Minor 小熊座
• minor suit 低花
• asia minor 小亚细亚
• minor penalty 小罚
• minor lobe 旁瓣
• minor element 微量元素
• minor defect 次要缺点
• minor cycle 短周期
• minor accident 小事故
• minor gene 修饰基因

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. minor用作形容词的基本含意是指某事物在程度、大小、数量或重要性等方面不如其他事物。该词常用作定语,偶尔也可用作表语。
2. minor本身已有比较的含意,因而该词不用于比较等级。

词义辨析

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指最少、最低或最小。

词源解说

• ☆ 1212年进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的minor，意为较小的，年幼的；最初源自古典拉丁语的minuere。

近反义词

【近义词】

• secondary
• smaller
• boy
• girl
• child
• youth

【反义词】

• major
• adult
• grown-up