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BNC: 1912 COCA: 2610
minor
maɪnəʳ ˈmaɪnə ˈmaɪnər
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense minors, present participle minoring, past tense , past participle minored
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. 不重要的;不严重的；次要的

  • 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。

  • 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。

SYN small, lesser, subordinate, smaller
2 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (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. (疾病)不严重的，轻微的;(手术)小的

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

    萨拉一直小病缠身。

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

    他母亲得去医院做一个小手术。

3 ADJ [n ADJ, ADJ n] 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. 小音阶的;小调的

  • ...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. 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)

  • 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。

SYN child, youth, teenager, infant
5 N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN] (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. (美国大学学科中的)辅修科目，辅修课程
6 N-COUNT [n NOUN] (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. (美国大学中的)辅修生
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. 辅修

  • I'm minoring in computer science. [VERB + in]

    我辅修计算机科学。

ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurusminor Also look up:
ADJ.

insignificant, lesser, small, unimportant; (ant.) important, major, significant 1

Word PartnershipUse minor with:
N.

minor adjustment, minor damage, minor detail, minor problem 1

minor illness, minor injury, minor operation, minor surgery 2

ADV.

relatively minor 1 2

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BNC: 1912 COCA: 2610
minor

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, seem較輕微；似乎較不重要ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常微不足道◇This is a very minor operation and there is very little risk involved.這是個很小的手術，沒有什麼風險。➤comparatively, relatively比較／相對輕微◇That's a relatively minor matter－we can leave it till later.相對來說那是件小事，我們可以留待以後解決。➤apparently, seemingly貌似不重要；表面上看不嚴重
BNC: 1912 COCA: 2610
minor noun
⇨ child minor

adjective

  ➡ See also the entry for slight 另见slight条minor ♦︎ trivial ♦︎ petty ♦︎ insignificant ♦︎ peripheral ♦︎ light ♦︎ unimportantThese words all describe people or things that are not important or do not deserve serious attention. 这些词均表示不重要的、次要的、无足轻重的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆minor / trivial / petty / peripheral / unimportant things◆a minor / trivial / petty problem◆minor / trivial / insignificant / unimportant details◆a minor / a trivial / an insignificant matter / incident◆a minor / trivial / petty offence◆minor / petty crime / theft / criminals◆a minor / trivial ailment◆a trivial / an insignificant / an unimportant fact◆very minor / trivial / petty / insignificant / light / unimportant◆apparently / seemingly minor / trivial / insignificant / unimportant■ minor [usually before noun] not very large, important or serious 较小的；次要的；轻微的◆The new plan involves widening a minor road through the valley.新规划包括拓宽一条穿过山谷的小路。◆There may be some minor changes to the schedule.时间安排上也许会有些小变动。◆Women played a relatively minor role in the organization.妇女在这个组织中发挥着相对次要的作用。◆The CD contains a number of delightful short pieces by minor composers.这张光碟内有几首由不太出名的作曲家创作的欢快的短曲。◆Both the driver and the passenger suffered minor injuries.司机和乘客两人都受了轻伤。◆You may need to undergo minor surgery.你也许得做个小手术。OPP major ⇨ main , serious , severe ⇨ serious 1 ■ trivial ˈtrɪviəl (often disapproving) not important or serious; not worth worrying about 不重要的；琐碎的；微不足道的◆I didn't want to bother you with such a trivial matter.我不想拿这样的琐事来烦你。◆I know it sounds trivial, but I'm worried about it.我知道这事听起来微不足道，但我还是放心不下。ⓘ Trivial is used especially to talk about an incident, a matter or a detail. People also often say that sth is too trivial to bother about/worry about/mention/make a fuss about. * trivial尤用以形容incident、matter和detail；常见的搭配还有be too trivial to bother about/worry about/mention/make a fuss about。▸ triviality ˌtrɪviˈæləti

noun

 [countable, uncountable] ◆ (disapproving) I don't want to waste time on trivialities.我不想把时间浪费在琐事上。◆His speech was one of great triviality.他的讲话无足轻重。■ petty [usually before noun] (usually disapproving) small and not important; not deserving serious attention 小的；琐碎的；无足轻重的◆I don't want to hear any more about your petty squabbles.我再也不想听到你们那些小口角了。◆There are plenty of petty bureaucrats (= who do not have much power or authority) who would report you for that.有很多小官僚会为那件事告发你。◆The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.解除了各种琐碎的限制后，日子变得轻松了一些。ⓘ Petty is used especially to talk about crimes and conflicts that are not very serious. * petty尤用以形容不太严重的罪行和冲突◆petty crime / theft / corruption / tyranny轻微罪行；小偷小摸；轻微的腐败／专制◆a petty criminal / thief / tyrant轻罪犯；小窃贼；小暴君◆petty squabbles / jealousies / feuds小口角；小小的妒忌／不和 ■ insignificant (rather formal, especially written) not big or valuable enough to be considered important 微不足道的；无足轻重的◆These results are statistically insignificant.在统计学的意义上，这些结果无关紧要。◆The levels of chemicals in the river are not insignificant.河水中化学物质的含量不容忽视。◆He made her feel insignificant and stupid.他让她感到自己卑微愚蠢。ⓘ Not insignificant is a rather formal way of saying that sth is actually quite important, or more important than people might think. Insignificant can also be used to talk about a person who seems or feels as if they are not important or have no influence. * not insignificant是颇为正式的用法，表示某事实际上很重要，或者比人们想象的更为重要。insignificant亦可用来表示某人看起来或觉得自己似乎不重要或没有影响力。 OPP significant ⇨ important ▸ insignificance

noun

 [uncountable] ◆Her own problems paled into insignificance beside this terrible news.跟这个可怕的消息相比，她自己的问题就显得微不足道了。OPP significance ⇨ importance ■ peripheral pəˈrɪfərəl (formal, especially business 尤用于商业) not as important as the main aim or part of an activity 次要的；附带的◆The experiment looks at subjects' ability to take in peripheral information.这项实验要考查实验对象吸收辅助信息的能力。◆Fund-raising is peripheral to their main activities.与他们的主要活动相比，筹集资金是次要的。ⓘ Peripheral is used especially to talk about information or details, or activities and developments. * peripheral尤用以形容information、detail、activity和development。   see also periphery ⇨ edge noun ■ light entertaining rather than serious and not needing much mental effort 娱乐性的；消遣性的；轻松的◆Do you need some light reading for the beach?你是否需要一些在海边休闲时看的消遣读物？◆a concert of light classical music古典轻音乐会ⓘ Light is used especially to talk about leisure activities. * light尤用以形容休闲活动◆light reading / fiction / entertainment / comedy / music / opera消遣读物；轻松的小说／娱乐；轻喜剧；轻音乐；轻歌剧 ■ unimportant (especially written) not important; not deserving serious attention 不重要的；次要的；无足轻重的◆Don't worry about these unimportant details.别为这些细枝末节烦恼。◆They dismissed the problem as unimportant.他们认为这个问题无关紧要而未予理会。OPP important ⇨ important
BNC: 1912 COCA: 2610
minor
Unimportant: unimportant, minor, irrelevant...
Words used to describe medical treatments, appliances and medicines: antenatal, antibacterial, aseptic...
Describing or relating to notes in the musical scale: chromatic, diatonic, flat...
General words for child and types of child: adolescent, a growing lad/boy/girl, bairn...
Courses of study: access course, apprenticeship, articles...
To study, or to study hard: study, learn, train...

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