minor

['mainə]

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

a.

1. 较小的, 较少的

He left most of his money to his sons; his daughter only received a minor share of his wealth.

他把大部分钱留给了儿子; 他女儿只得到他财产的一小部分。

2. 不重要的, 次要的

She played a minor role in the opera.

她在那出歌剧里扮演了一个小角色。

3. (疾病, 手术等)不严重的, 无生命危险的

He is going in for a minor operation.

他要接受一个小手术。

4. 【英】(置于姓名后)(兄弟或学校同姓者中)年幼的

He was called Smith Minor to distinguish him from the other Smiths.

人们称他小史密斯, 以便与其他叫史密斯的人相区别。

5. 未成年的

6. 【主美】(大学学科)副修的

Computer Science is his minor subject.

计算机是他的副修科目。

7. 【音】小调的, 小音阶的

n.[C]

1. 未成年人

You can't serve drinks to minors.

你不能把酒卖给未成年人。

2. 【主美】副修科目, 副修科学生

English is his major and history is his minor.

他主修英文, 副修历史。

3. 【音】小调, 小音阶

vi.

【主美】副修, 兼修[(+in)]

She majored in English and minored in education.

她主修英文, 副修教育。

He will minor in French.

他将副修法文。

词形变化

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

词义辨析

同义:

a.较少的; 次要的

smaller  lesser  inferior  secondary  lower

a.未成熟的

underage  immature  

同义参见:

teenager  less  adolescent  junior  dependent  mere  side  youth  petty  adolescent  peripheral  youngster  

反义:

a.较小的; 次要的

major  

反义参见:

serious  important  

英英释义

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

短语词组

minor in

1. 兼修

He minors in chemistry.

他兼修化学。

补充

minorminor英:[ˈmainə] 美:[ˈmaɪnɚ]adj.1.较小的, 较少的, 低级的, 次要的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。n.1.未成年人No minors inside.未成年人谢绝入内。2.副修科目He had three minors this semester.这学期他有三门副修科目。

例句

1. There are some very minor changes in words and punctuation.在用词与标点方面有一些非常小的变化。 2. I'd thought of him as a minor artist till then.直到那时我还认为他是一个无足轻重的艺术家。 3. a minor poet不太重要的诗人 4. a minor problem一个小问题 5. minor burns轻微烧伤 6. 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, 应该很快就能解决。 7. The car had to go in for minor repairs.这辆车只好送去小修。 8. His hand injury required a minor operation.他手上的伤需要动一次小手术。 9. He will need to rely on the support of minor parties.他将需要依靠少数党的支持。 10. during her minor years在她还未成年的时候 11. Chopin's Scherzo in B flat minor肖邦的降B小调谐谑曲 12. a minor ninth小九度 13. Hunt minor小亨特 14. The approach has virtually ended cigarette sales to minors.这个方法几乎杜绝了向未成年人出售香烟的现象。 15. At that time sex with a minor carried a prison sentence.那时候和未成年人发生性关系会被处以监禁。 16. a history minor历史副修生 17. I'm minoring in computer science.我正在副修计算机科学。 18. (in) to minor in Chinese副修汉语 19. she requested a number of minor alterations.她要求若干小的改动。 20. Concerto in A minor. A小调协奏曲。 21. Smith minor.小史密斯。 22. Salinas was one of six teams in the minors.萨利纳斯队是小联合会六队之一。 23. a minor in American Indian studies.副修美国印第安人研究。 24. It's only a minor problem. Don't worry.这只是个小问题，不用担心。 25. She's gone into hospital for a minor operation.她进了医院接受小手术。 26. a symphony in F minorF小调交响曲 27. a minor artist/author/celebrity知名度较小的艺术家/作家/名流 28. Her role in the project was minor.她在这个项目中发挥的作用不大。 29. a minor component/part次要成分/部分 30. I'm not worried about minor details.我并不担心无关紧要的细节。 31. a minor news story一小则新闻报道 32. minor characters次要人物 33. Doctors described her recovery as a minor miracle. [=her health was very bad and doctors were not sure if she would recover]医生们认为除非有个小奇迹，否则她康复的可能性不大。 34. The grant covered only a minor part of the cost.所拨款项仅够开支的一小部分。 35. a minor illness/injury/setback小病；轻伤；小挫折 36. The delay will be minor.延迟时间将会很短。 37. a very minor annoyance/accident轻微的烦恼；小小的事故 38. a minor earthquake轻微的地震 39. minor errors/mistakes小失误；小过错 40. He suffered a minor heart attack.他有过一次轻微的心脏病发作。 41. a minor scale小调音阶 42. a minor key小调 43. He has minor children living in the house.他家里住着未成年的孩子。 44. families with children who are still minors有未成年孩子的家庭 45. The nightclub was shut down for selling alcohol to a minor.那家夜总会因卖酒给一名未成年人而被迫停业。 46. She majored in chemistry with a minor in biology.她主修化学，副修生物。 47. He spent his entire career in the minors.他的球员生涯都是在职业棒球小联盟的比赛中度过的。 48. "In college, she majored in chemistry and minored in biology."她上大学时主修化学，副修生物。