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minor

美 [ˈmaɪnər]英 [ˈmaɪnə(r)]
  • adj.少数的;轻微的;次要的;较小的;小调的;小音阶的
  • n.未成年人;辅修科目;辅修课程
  • v.辅修

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

min- 小 + -or 人/物

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minorminor

adj.

1

较小的;次要的;轻微的
not very large, important or serious

a minor road

小路

minor injuries

轻伤

to undergo minor surgery

做小手术

youths imprisoned for minor offences

因犯轻罪而被关押的年轻人

There may be some minor changes to the schedule.

时间安排也许会有些小小的变动。

Women played a relatively minor role in the organization.

在这个组织中,妇女发挥着相对次要的作用。

2

小调的;小音阶的
based on a scale in which the third note is a semitone/half tone higher than the second note

the key of C minor

C小调

noun

1

未成年人
a person who is under the age at which you legally become an adult and are responsible for your actions

It is an offence to serve alcohol to minors.

向未成年人提供含酒精的饮料是违法的。

2

辅修科目;辅修课程
a subject that you study at university in addition to your major

verb

1

辅修
to study sth at college, but not as your main subject

minor

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 不重要的;不严重的;次要的
    You use minor when you want to describe something that is less important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation.

    She is known in Italy for a number of minor roles in films...

    她因在电影中饰演了一些配角而在意大利为人所知。

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED (疾病)不严重的,轻微的;(手术)小的
    A minor illness or operation is not likely to be dangerous to someone's life or health.

    Sarah had been plagued continually by a series of minor illnesses...

    萨拉一直小病缠身。

  • 3
    ADJ 小音阶的;小调的
    In European music, a minor scale is one in which the third note is three semitones higher than the first.

    ...the unfinished sonata movement in F minor.

    未完成的F小调奏鸣曲乐章

  • 4
    N-COUNT 未成年人(在英国和美国多数州指未满18岁的人,在法律上仍然视为儿童)
    A minor is a person who is still legally a child. In Britain and most states in the United States, people are minors until they reach the age of eighteen.

    The approach has virtually ended cigarette sales to minors.

    这个方法实际上杜绝了向未成年人出售香烟的现象。

  • 5
    N-COUNT (美国大学学科中的)辅修科目,辅修课程
    At a university or college in the United States, a student's minor is a subject that they are studying in addition to their main subject, or major.

  • 6
    N-COUNT (美国大学中的)辅修生
    At a university or college in the United States, if a student is, for example, a geology minor, they are studying geology as well as their main subject.

  • 7
    VERB 辅修
    If a student at a university or college in the United States minors in a particular subject, they study it in addition to their main subject.

    I'm minoring in computer science.

    我辅修计算机科学。

noun

1
a young person of either sex
she writes books for children
they're just kids
`tiddler' is a British term for youngster
Synonym: child kid youngster shaver nipper small fry tiddler tike tyke fry nestling

adj

1
limited in size or scope
a small business
a newspaper with a modest circulation
small-scale plans
a pocket-size country
Synonym: modest small small-scale pocket-size pocket-sized
2
inferior in number or size or amount
a minor share of the profits
Ursa Minor
3
lesser in scope or effect
had minor differences
a minor disturbance
4
not of legal age
minor children
Synonym: nonaged underage
5
of a scale or mode
the minor keys
in B flat minor
6
of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
7
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
8
of lesser seriousness or danger
suffered only minor injuries
some minor flooding
a minor tropical disturbance
9
warranting only temporal punishment
venial sin
Synonym: venial

数据来源:WordNet

  1. by numbers alone , they 're about as minor as a minority can be .

    就人数来说,不会有比他们更少数的了。

  2. Aloe may have an analgesic effect on inflammation and minor skin irritations .

    芦荟可能对发炎以及轻微的皮肤炎症具有镇痛作用。

  3. There may be some minor changes to the schedule .

    时间安排也许会有些小小的变动。

  4. Women played a relatively minor role in the organization .

    在这个组织中,妇女发挥着相对次要的作用。

  5. We mustn 't let these minor details obscure the main issue .

    我们不能让枝节问题掩盖主要问题。

  6. You will experience some minor discomfort during the treatment .

    治疗中你会稍感不适。

  7. With minor ailments the best thing is often to let nature take its course .

    对于小病,往往最好是听其自然。

  8. At that time , children were often beaten for quite minor offences .

    那时候,孩子们常常因为很小的过错而挨打。

  9. The emergency nurse can treat minor injuries without reference to a doctor .

    急救护士不必征求医生的意见就可处理轻伤。

  10. She made several minor amendments to her essay .

    她对自己的论文作了几处小的修改。

  11. At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences .

    那时候孩子们常常因为很小的过错而挨打。

  12. He made some minor revisions to the report before printing it out .

    在将报告打印出来之前,他作了一些小小的修改。

  13. The birth of her son was a minor interruption to her career .

    她儿子的出生对她的事业造成一个小小的中断。

  14. I was lucky to escape with minor injuries .

    我只受了一点轻伤逃出来真是万幸。

  15. It is an offence to serve alcohol to minors .

    向未成年人提供含酒精的饮料是违法的。

  16. Minor toxicities of this drug include nausea and vomiting .

    这种药的轻微毒性反应包括恶心和呕吐。

  17. I noticed a few minor inconsistencies in her argument .

    我注意到她的论证中有几处小矛盾。

  18. What began as a minor scuffle turned into a full-scale riot .

    开始的小冲突演变成了大规模的暴乱。

  19. It 's the little minor problems that add up .

    就是小问题才会累积。

  20. I must correct him on a minor point .

    我必须纠正他的一处小错误。

  21. His mother had to go to the hospital for minor surgery .

    他母亲得去医院做一个小手术。

  22. Even minor head injuries can cause long-lasting psychological effects .

    即使是轻微的头部创伤也会对心理产生长期影响。

  23. Western officials say the problem is minor , and should be quickly overcome .

    西方官员称这个问题并不严重,应该很快就会解决。

  24. The police say seven people were arrested for minor offences .

    警方称有7人因轻罪被捕。

  25. She is known in Italy for a number of minor roles in films

    她因在电影中饰演了一些配角而在意大利为人所知。

  26. Just before the town boundary fork left onto a minor road .

    快到城镇边界时要走岔路的左边一条小路。

  27. He had a minor operation to remove a cyst .

    他做了个切除囊肿的小手术。

  28. The boy was treated for a minor head wound

    那个男孩因头部轻伤接受了治疗。

  29. A biopsy is usually a minor surgical procedure

    活组织检查通常是一个很小的外科手术。

  30. Britain is the only country in Europe that allows minors to gamble

    英国是欧洲唯一一个允许未成年人赌博的国家。

前缀
e-

minus prep.

min- 小 + -us 名词后缀

minute n. 分钟

min- 小 + ute n.轻型货车

后缀
e-人/物

actor n. 男演员

act 行动,做 + -or 人/物

director n. 经理

direct adj.直达的 + -or 人/物

doctor n. 医生

doct 教 + -or 人/物

inventor n. 发明者

invent v.发明 + -or 人/物

monitor n. 班长

monit 警告 + -or 人/物

visitor n. 来访者

visit v.访问 + -or 人/物

educator n. 教育工作者

educat(e) 教育 + -or 人/物

emperor n. 皇帝

emper 命令,统治 + -or 人/物

error n. 错误

err 漫游 + -or 人/物

professor n. 教授

pro- 向前,在前 + fess 说 + -or 人/物

razor n. 剃须刀

raz(e) 刮 + -or 人/物

refrigerator n. (电)冰箱

refrigerat(e) 使冷却 + -or 人/物

scissors n. 剪刀

s- + cis 切,割 + -s- + -or 人/物

sponsor n. 赞助商

spons- 承诺 + -or 人/物

tractor n. 拖拉机

tract 拉,拖 + -or 人/物

translator n. 翻译

translat(e) 翻译 + -or 人/物

ancestor n. 祖宗

an- 前 + cest 行走;前进 + -or 人/物

author n. 著者

auth- 增加,创造 + -or 人/物

calculator n. 计算器

calculat(e) 计算 + -or 人/物

conductor n. 导体

con- 共同, 一起 + duct 引导 + -or 人/物

elevator n. 电梯

elevate 举起,提拔 + -or 人/物

factor n. 因素

fact 做,制作 + -or 人/物

governor n. 统治者

govern v.统治 + -or 人/物

horror n. 恐怖

horr 颤抖,害怕 + -or 人/物

operator n. 操作人员

operat(e) 运作;操作 + -or 人/物

tailor n. (尤指为顾客个别定制男装的)裁缝

tail 剪切 + -or 人/物

terror n. 恐怖

terr 使惊吓 + -or 人/物

tutor n. 家庭教师

tut 照管,监护 + -or 人/物

equator n. 赤道

equat(e) 使相等 + -or 人/物

detector n. 探测器

detect v.发现 + -or 人/物

sector n. 部门

sect 切,割 + -or 人/物

senator n. 参议员

senat(e) 参议院 + -or 人/物

projector n. 放映机

project n.工程 + -or 人/物

chancellor n. 议长

chancel 监狱 + -l- + -or 人/物

petty minor small trivial 【导航词义:小的,不重要的】
petty v. 小的,不重要的
〔辨析〕

指问题、细节等琐碎的。

〔例证〕

They used to quarrel over petty things.

他们过去常为小事争吵。

Have these petty restrictions worked?

这些小限制发挥作用了吗?

minor v. 小的,不很重要的
〔辨析〕

尤指比起其他事物来较小或不是很重要、很严重的。

〔例证〕

There is a minor road in front of us.

我们前面有一条小路。

He played a minor role in the policy-making process.

他在制定政策的过程中发挥了很小的作用。

She had a minor operation.

她做了一个小手术。

small v. 小的,不重要的
〔辨析〕

指尺寸或数量小的,也指工作、问题、错误等不重要的或影响不大的。

〔例证〕

This pair of jeans was too small for him.

这条牛仔裤他穿太小了。

He only got a small amount of money after retirement.

退休之后他只拿到了一小笔钱。

According to the schedule, we have to make a few small changes.

根据日程安排,我们需要作些小小的变动。

trivial v. 微不足道的
〔辨析〕

指不重要、不严重或没有什么价值的。

〔例证〕

Don't get upset about trivial matters.

不要为琐事烦恼。

They were fighting over a trivial sum of money.

他们在为一笔数额极小的钱而打架。

  • 词语搭配
  • 短语动词

minor与以下词性连用

n.

minor damage

轻微损毁

minor detail

次要细节

minor problem

小问题

minor illness

小病

minor injury

轻伤

minor operation

小手术

minor surgery

小外科

adv.

relatively minor

相对轻微

以下资源来自牛津词典

minor in sth

辅修
to study sth at college, but not as your main subject