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
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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。
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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
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
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)
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
ThesaurusWord Partnership
| Thesaurus | minor Also look up: |
| ADJ. | insignificant, lesser, small, unimportant; (ant.) important, major, significant 1 |
| Word Partnership | Use 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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