Definition of minor in English:

minor

adjective ˈmʌɪnəˈmaɪnər

1Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.
（重要性、严重性或意义上）较小的，次要的；较轻微的
she requested a number of minor alterations
她要求作若干小的改动。
Example sentencesExamples
- Several minor incidents of little significance are included.
- Crime on the towpaths includes everything from minor thefts to serious assaults and even murder, but the amount of crime reported is relatively low.
- Meetings with the police and the council ensure we have a drinks licence, which is of minor importance in these parts you understand.
- It was not easy to find people to mend your shoes, repair your broken zipper or anything else that might be of minor importance but that is necessary for daily life.
- Other than those minor details, this summer was going to be spent with large intervals of sleep and bumming around.
- The health plan will also see a radical overhaul of accident and emergency wards, which will include a separation of serious and minor cases.
- Against this kind of background, the Northern Ireland situation is of much more minor importance.
- The ombudsman's powers of investigation should make a clear distinction between complaints of a serious and minor nature, the HRC argues.
- Officers have now recommended approval for the Bell Autoelectrics scheme after a number of minor design alterations were made to the proposed building.
- A large number reported injuries while drinking, with most fairly minor but others more serious.
- The school is extremely strict over these issues and many pupils frequently find themselves in serious trouble over minor breaches.
- Rehabilitation is, if society is not to nurture a permanent and growing criminal class, and turn those who have committed minor crimes into more serious offenders.
- Paramedics treated Mr Reid, who was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital suffering nothing more serious than minor cuts and bruises.
- Otherwise, subject to some minor problems, the recipe should have worked.
- Other minor alterations also played an important role.
- People with high levels of stress are also more prone to develop colds and other minor illnesses.
- Another, about 20 percent of patients, will develop minor depression.
- In addition, if China removes its missiles but does not destroy them, this would only be of minor military significance.
- In that time 200 serious injuries and 1,000 minor injuries have been avoided.
- Graphics have been sharpened slightly, but the racing courses are the same, and with minor exceptions, so are the vehicles.
Synonyms
slight, small
unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, inconsiderable, of little account, peripheral, subsidiary, negligible, trivial, trifling, paltry, petty, footling
North American nickel-and-dime
informal piffling, piddling
little known, unknown, lesser
unimportant, insignificant, obscure, lightweight, subordinate
North American minor-league
informal small-time, penny-ante
North American informal two-bit, picayune, bush-league
2Music
(of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth.
〔乐〕（音阶）小调的。与MAJOR 相对
Contrasted with major
Example sentencesExamples
- The fingering chart provided on page 111 fails to identify the minor scale form being illustrated.
- Yet by bar 3, where the two basic scale-motifs are concatenated to form five notes of an A minor scale, the tonality is in doubt.
1. 2.1 (of an interval) characteristic of a minor scale and less by a semitone than the equivalent major interval.
  （音程）小音阶的。比较DIMINISHED
  the E flat clarinet sounds a minor third higher than the written notes
  Compare with diminished
  Example sentencesExamples
  Diminished intervals are created when a perfect or minor interval is made one half step smaller and the interval number is not changed.
  If a major interval is made a half step smaller without changing its numerical name, it becomes a minor interval.
2. 2.2usually postpositive (of a key or mode) based on a minor scale and tending to produce a sad or pensive effect.
  （调或调式）小调的
  Concerto in A minor
  A小调协奏曲。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Piano Trio in F minor is a gloriously sunny work that is comparable to similar works by Arensky and Tchaikovsky.
  I think it's just that I like to compose in minor keys.
  The resultant Concerto in B minor for cello and orchestra Op 104 was Dvorák's final large scale orchestral score.
  Since then there has been a Piano Concerto in C minor, theme music for any situation requiring a sufficiently heady mixture of passion and gloom.
  It began as the Andante religioso slow movement for an early String Quartet in E minor.
  All three movements use fairly melodic material, all in minor keys.
  The return of the minor mode of the first aria at the conclusion provides dramatic resolution to the work where the poet's deceived heart is inflected with irony.
  Her debut as a soloist was at the age of 11, playing the famous Mendelssohn Concerto in E minor.
  The touching ‘Don't Let Her Know She's An Angel’ combines Wilson's epic sentimentality with soft minor keys.
  The program includes two cello concertos and the Symphony in D minor by Cesar Franck.
  Some of that composer's most deeply felt works are in minor keys.
  Studies have proven that this system is clearly advantageous during the early stages of learning to sing in minor keys.
  The F minor has a Brahmsian intensity and characteristic polyrhythm in the Scherzo and finale.
3British dated (following a surname in public schools) indicating the younger of two brothers.
〈英，旧〉在私立学校中置于姓后（两兄弟或同姓男生中）年龄更小的
Smith minor
小史密斯。
Example sentencesExamples
- Smith minor wasn't quite seven then, and had only just been sent to school.
- Not much of fear about Jones minor, eh, Teddy Jones, is there?
Synonyms
junior, younger
4Logic
(of a term) occurring as the subject of the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.
〔逻〕小（项）的
Example sentencesExamples
- where P, S, and M are the major, minor, and middle terms of the syllogism.
1. 4.1 (of a premise) containing the minor term in a categorical syllogism.
  小（前提）的
  Example sentencesExamples
  In most cases, it identifies the conclusion that is to be accepted and then goes on to identify what it to be argued for (the minor premise).
  You have to establish a major premise and a minor premise.
  But as with all syllogisms, the validity hinges on the major and minor premises.
  You have to make out a major premise in this case and there is also a question as to even if you make out your major premise whether or not the minor premise is made out, given the various facts to which I referred you.
  Notice that the minor premise of the syllogism above is only marginally contingent upon historical analysis.

noun ˈmʌɪnəˈmaɪnər

1A person under the age of full legal responsibility.
未成年人
the court would take account of the minor's wishes
Example sentencesExamples
- These aren't adult private citizens; they are minors who are being educated in government-run schools.
- Young people are especially vulnerable to psychiatric abuse and involuntary incarceration because as minors their legal rights are limited.
- When he died in 1873, his children were still minors, so his property was administered by the Court of Wards.
- The committee was concerned about removing existing legal protections for minors if they enter into a de facto relationship.
- A child is a minor until the age of legal majority, which is the twelfth birthday for a girl and the thirteenth for a boy.
- Anytime a minor opens a bank account, a parent is legally responsible for it.
- I happen to have four children that are minors, in that age frame.
- In fact, studies show that minors can fairly routinely purchase alcohol from traditional bricks-and-mortar sellers.
- The report informs that many of these women caught in the raid were girls, minors.
- The laws vary from state to state, but in almost every state it's not legal for minors to buy cigarettes.
- It may be now legal for minors to donate to campaigns, but I believe there is a requirement that the donors' names over a minimum amount be reported, is there not?
- In this document property was transferred to the wife of the deceased, and a guardian was named for children who were minors.
- In the past, only specially qualified judges conducted legal proceedings against minors.
- The discussion centered around the issue of how easy it was for teenagers to obtain cigarettes even though it is illegal to sell cigarettes to minors.
- These same children can, however, suffer the death penalty, the United States being the only industrialized nation that sentences minors to death.
- Under it, women are treated as legal minors and denied legal autonomy to conclude their own marriage contracts.
- The casinos would be subject to strict regulation and would be required to block minors and compulsive gamblers.
- In the case of a spouse with children, whether minors or adults, the surviving spouse has a legal entitlement to one-third of the deceased's estate.
- Yet, four centuries on, we are told that smoking among minors, especially young girls, is on the increase.
- The legal validity of any minor's marriage continues to be wholly beyond its scope.
Synonyms
child, infant, youth
adolescent, teenager, boy, girl, lad, lass, schoolboy, schoolgirl
informal kid, kiddie
2Music
A minor key, interval, or scale.
〔乐〕小调；小音程；小音阶
Example sentencesExamples
- Themes initially stated in the major mode recur more strongly in the minor.
- Each major key is followed by its parallel minor.
- Yet he will conjure a few bars in the minor where possible and darken textures by shunting to the subdominant.
1. 2.1Bell-ringing A system of change-ringing using six bells.
  〔鸣钟术〕六钟（或铃）变化调
  Example sentencesExamples
  We ring whatever people ask for including Stedman Doubles, Crayford Minor and Norwich Surprise Minor.
  Other terms for even numbers of bells include Minor (6 bells), Major (8 bells), Royal (10 bells) and Maximus (12 bells).
3minorsNorth American The minor leagues in baseball or American football.
Salinas was one of six teams in the minors
萨利纳斯队是小联合会六队之一。
Example sentencesExamples
- A slump ensued, however, necessitating a return trip to the minors in June before another call-up during which he truly established himself as a probable big league standout.
- After his rookie campaign, Wise spent the following year in the minors, before returning to the big leagues for good in 1966.
- There aren't many teams with more pitching depth in the minors, but this bullpen is terrible.
- Can you tell me the hitter and pitcher who played the longest in the minors without ever appearing in a major league game?
- If Patterson needs a full year in the minors, the Cubs have Damon Buford as an insurance policy.
- In addition to 3,771 major league hits, Aaron accumulated 324 in the minors for a pro total of 4,095.
- He believes any of the three could pitch in the majors this season, although he'd prefer they spend a full season in the minors.
- It wasn't long ago that the Giants had the best Major League ready pitching prospect depth in the minors.
- He's a rookie, spent a year in the minors after pitching for Stanford.
- He mostly was a second baseman in the minors but has become solid at shortstop and third base.
- He's the top power-hitting first baseman in the minors and the only legitimate 50-home-run threat on this list.
- Bragan's managerial ingenuity in confronting umpires was almost unlimited, both in the major leagues and the minors.
- He was able to get used to the pressure as a closer in college and the minors instead of training for the job as a starter.
- He started in the minors in 2001 before making his way back to the majors, finishing last season with a 5-3 record and 3.16 ERA.
- And after just over a year in the minors, he made his major league debut on June 25, 1983.
- You'll never find perfect baseball in the minors, but stories from Miguel Cabrera to Bucky Jacobsen are enough for me.
- A first baseman in the minors, Sexson progressed quickly through the Indians' minor league system.
- He has yet to display the running game he developed in the minors, and his power is sporadic.
- From 1988 through 1991, Schilling had split time between the minors and the major leagues in each of those seasons.
- Young played short in the minors, but his major league experience at the position before this season consisted of 42 innings.
4North American A student's subsidiary subject or course.
〈北美〉副修科目；副修课程
a minor in American Indian studies
副修美国印第安人研究。
Example sentencesExamples
- Hammond holds a BSEE in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Mathematics from Bradley University.
- My political science minor might have come from a third-tier land grant university but I'm not even that dumb.
- While at Drake, she did, however, get serious about completing her bachelor's degree and added a business minor.
- Another related area is what courses should be required for the minor.
- I have a bachelor's degree in education with an art minor from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
- Elective courses in the minor must be approved by the student's academic advisor and the Undergraduate Coordinator of the minor.
- Nor does this word occur in the discussion of requirements and electives for the undergraduate major or minor.
- The undergraduate program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity has more than 90 student majors and minors.
- She graduated from Princeton University with a major in biology and minors in Latin American studies and science/human affairs.
- The course is not required for any academic major or minor.
- In 1993 she graduated with a major in social science and minors in women's studies and business administration.
- This minor is designed for students majoring in another natural science who also may teach chemistry in secondary schools.
- He chose a philosophy minor, and several courses in classics as electives.
- The theme school concept could easily develop into a collegiate minor.
- Hopefully the test wouldn't be too hard, but it was an advanced literature class for my minor, so I had no idea what to expect.
- Many students also successfully complete a minor in African American studies.
- He started college with the intent of majoring in soil science, with minors in horticulture and arboriculture.
- Currently, only minors are offered in Education.
- I did well in Art History, my minor; I had teachers and courses that rewarded passionate essays full of doubleplus bellyfeel.
- He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries management with a minor in Native American studies at the University of Idaho.
5Logic
A minor term or premise.
〔逻〕小项；小前提
Example sentencesExamples
- This is called the fallacy of the illicit minor.
- I prove the minor, because your father is known by you and your father is the one approaching; hence, the one approaching is known by you.
6Bridge
a bid of two no trumps shows strength in the minors
short for minor suit
Example sentencesExamples
- If you don't have a 5-card major, open your longest minor.
- After a transfer into a minor, the opener bids the shown minor if he has at least high-honor-third in the suit.
7A small drab moth which has purplish caterpillars that feed on grass.
禾夜蛾
Genus Oligia, family Noctuidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Some Minors also fly in sunshine.
- Minors and Rustics are extremely small and are often mistaken for micro moths, especially Pyralids.

verb ˈmʌɪnəˈmaɪnər

[no object]minor inNorth American

Study as or qualify in a subsidiary subject at college or university.
〈北美〉副修
Clark had minored in Animal Science
Example sentencesExamples
- Dr. Lisle graduated summa cum laude from Ohio Wesleyan University where he double-majored in physics and astronomy, and minored in mathematics.
- I too, am Native American of the Cherokee tribe and I minored in Native American studies in college.
- I majored in Political Science and minored in Journalism and left college before getting a degree in either.
- Mrs. Gallagher asked who minored in literature at college.
- For Alisa Lewis, a junior from East St. Louis, Ill., who is majoring in architectural engineering and minoring in math, the HAWK Link students and staff have become like extended family.
- Koehler has provided outstanding leadership in presenting graduate courses to students majoring and minoring in statistics.
- As a young brother, I majored in biology and minored in religious studies at St. Mary's College, Moraga, California.
- I went to college with the idea of majoring in art and minoring in English.
- I ended up attending Western Illinois University, majoring in Music Education and minoring in English Literature
- Alice went to the Santa Fe State University and majored in communication and minored in Spanish.
- It is also problematic when administrators delay approval for degree programs in ethnic studies even when a solid faculty is in place and many students indicate interest in majoring or minoring in the field.
- I was going to major in psychology and minor in women's studies.
- Because of her interest in nature, including her love of plant life, she majored in plant genetics and minored in fine art at the University of California in Berkeley.
- Pondexter is majoring in African studies and minoring in sociology.
- Garett R. Nadrich is a graduate of Adelphi University, where he majored in Communications and minored in African-American History.
- She attended Southern University in Louisiana and graduated with a BA, majoring in English and minoring in social studies.
- Students who minor in education may qualify as certified teachers.
- I did not have to major or minor in Black studies to learn about my history.
- ‘It was just something that was very personal to me,’ says Johnson, who's double-majoring in pre-med and history and minoring in Jewish studies.
- I'm majoring in architecture, and I'm minoring in Latin American studies.

Phrases

in a minor key

(especially of a literary work) understated.
（尤指文学作品）轻描淡写的
only Britain's poetry, composed in a minor key, is disregarded
Example sentencesExamples
- Like all artists who have found success in a minor key, Brian wanted to make an ambitious, large-scale, neoclassical work - a colossus.
- The verse reminiscences are mildly amusing, and display Chaudhuri's ability to select the truly telling detail from the detritus of memory, but they are strictly in a minor key.
- In crucial respects, contemporary divisions among races or ethnicities, and between genders, merely replay in a minor key the historically antecedent and more violent ones fought among religions and creeds.
- Thus does Majid Majidi begin his film in a minor key, as it were, giving us the aural experience of a blind person before substituting a visual one for all those who can see.
- The real trouble is a plot line from Middle Earth via the New Age that features our questing hero Tommy Matisse (the artist, get it?), well played in a minor key by Dan Spielman as a star composer at the Royal Academy of Music.
- This text is less trivial than it appears, and all Clair's ambivalence is revealed in a minor key.
- It is a minor film in a minor key, but it is helped immeasurably by one thing - the role of Mina is played by Carole Bouquet.
- It's an expert comedy by a major director, in a minor key.
- Described in the press notes as ‘a love story in a minor key,’ this will certainly strike a chord with fans of character drama.
- If ever a film was composed in a minor key, it is this beautiful and sad movie from the Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, which simply floats like a helium balloon above the middling mainstreamers that have rolled up this week.

Origin

Middle English: from Latin, 'smaller, less'; related to minuere 'lessen'. The term originally denoted a Franciscan friar, suggested by the Latin name Fratres Minores ( 'Lesser Brethren'), chosen by St Francis for the order.

Rhymes

angina, assigner, china, consignor, decliner, definer, Dinah, diner, diviner, forty-niner, hardliner, incliner, Indo-China, liner, maligner, Medina, miner, mynah, recliner, refiner, Regina, Salina, Shekinah, shiner, signer, South Carolina, Steiner, twiner, whiner

Definition of minor in US English:

minor

adjectiveˈmīnərˈmaɪnər

1Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.
（重要性、严重性或意义上）较小的，次要的；较轻微的
minor alterations
Example sentencesExamples
- Meetings with the police and the council ensure we have a drinks licence, which is of minor importance in these parts you understand.
- Other minor alterations also played an important role.
- It was not easy to find people to mend your shoes, repair your broken zipper or anything else that might be of minor importance but that is necessary for daily life.
- Another, about 20 percent of patients, will develop minor depression.
- People with high levels of stress are also more prone to develop colds and other minor illnesses.
- In that time 200 serious injuries and 1,000 minor injuries have been avoided.
- In addition, if China removes its missiles but does not destroy them, this would only be of minor military significance.
- The health plan will also see a radical overhaul of accident and emergency wards, which will include a separation of serious and minor cases.
- Several minor incidents of little significance are included.
- Crime on the towpaths includes everything from minor thefts to serious assaults and even murder, but the amount of crime reported is relatively low.
- Officers have now recommended approval for the Bell Autoelectrics scheme after a number of minor design alterations were made to the proposed building.
- Against this kind of background, the Northern Ireland situation is of much more minor importance.
- Graphics have been sharpened slightly, but the racing courses are the same, and with minor exceptions, so are the vehicles.
- Other than those minor details, this summer was going to be spent with large intervals of sleep and bumming around.
- Paramedics treated Mr Reid, who was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital suffering nothing more serious than minor cuts and bruises.
- Otherwise, subject to some minor problems, the recipe should have worked.
- A large number reported injuries while drinking, with most fairly minor but others more serious.
- The school is extremely strict over these issues and many pupils frequently find themselves in serious trouble over minor breaches.
- The ombudsman's powers of investigation should make a clear distinction between complaints of a serious and minor nature, the HRC argues.
- Rehabilitation is, if society is not to nurture a permanent and growing criminal class, and turn those who have committed minor crimes into more serious offenders.
Synonyms
slight, small
little known, unknown, lesser
2Music
(of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth.
〔乐〕（音阶）小调的。与MAJOR 相对
Contrasted with major
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet by bar 3, where the two basic scale-motifs are concatenated to form five notes of an A minor scale, the tonality is in doubt.
- The fingering chart provided on page 111 fails to identify the minor scale form being illustrated.
1. 2.1 (of an interval) characteristic of a minor scale and less by a semitone than the equivalent major interval.
  （音程）小音阶的。比较DIMINISHED
  Compare with diminished
  Example sentencesExamples
  Diminished intervals are created when a perfect or minor interval is made one half step smaller and the interval number is not changed.
  If a major interval is made a half step smaller without changing its numerical name, it becomes a minor interval.
2. 2.2usually postpositive (of a key or mode) based on a minor scale and tending to produce a sad or pensive effect.
  （调或调式）小调的
  Concerto in A minor
  A小调协奏曲。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The resultant Concerto in B minor for cello and orchestra Op 104 was Dvorák's final large scale orchestral score.
  The F minor has a Brahmsian intensity and characteristic polyrhythm in the Scherzo and finale.
  Some of that composer's most deeply felt works are in minor keys.
  The Piano Trio in F minor is a gloriously sunny work that is comparable to similar works by Arensky and Tchaikovsky.
  Her debut as a soloist was at the age of 11, playing the famous Mendelssohn Concerto in E minor.
  It began as the Andante religioso slow movement for an early String Quartet in E minor.
  The program includes two cello concertos and the Symphony in D minor by Cesar Franck.
  Since then there has been a Piano Concerto in C minor, theme music for any situation requiring a sufficiently heady mixture of passion and gloom.
  All three movements use fairly melodic material, all in minor keys.
  The return of the minor mode of the first aria at the conclusion provides dramatic resolution to the work where the poet's deceived heart is inflected with irony.
  The touching ‘Don't Let Her Know She's An Angel’ combines Wilson's epic sentimentality with soft minor keys.
  I think it's just that I like to compose in minor keys.
  Studies have proven that this system is clearly advantageous during the early stages of learning to sing in minor keys.
3Logic
(of a term) occurring as the subject of the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.
〔逻〕小（项）的
Example sentencesExamples
- where P, S, and M are the major, minor, and middle terms of the syllogism.
1. 3.1 (of a premise) containing the minor term in a categorical syllogism.
  小（前提）的
  Example sentencesExamples
  But as with all syllogisms, the validity hinges on the major and minor premises.
  In most cases, it identifies the conclusion that is to be accepted and then goes on to identify what it to be argued for (the minor premise).
  You have to establish a major premise and a minor premise.
  Notice that the minor premise of the syllogism above is only marginally contingent upon historical analysis.
  You have to make out a major premise in this case and there is also a question as to even if you make out your major premise whether or not the minor premise is made out, given the various facts to which I referred you.

nounˈmīnərˈmaɪnər

1A person under the age of full legal responsibility.
未成年人
Example sentencesExamples
- The committee was concerned about removing existing legal protections for minors if they enter into a de facto relationship.
- Young people are especially vulnerable to psychiatric abuse and involuntary incarceration because as minors their legal rights are limited.
- In fact, studies show that minors can fairly routinely purchase alcohol from traditional bricks-and-mortar sellers.
- These same children can, however, suffer the death penalty, the United States being the only industrialized nation that sentences minors to death.
- In the case of a spouse with children, whether minors or adults, the surviving spouse has a legal entitlement to one-third of the deceased's estate.
- The discussion centered around the issue of how easy it was for teenagers to obtain cigarettes even though it is illegal to sell cigarettes to minors.
- Yet, four centuries on, we are told that smoking among minors, especially young girls, is on the increase.
- These aren't adult private citizens; they are minors who are being educated in government-run schools.
- I happen to have four children that are minors, in that age frame.
- The casinos would be subject to strict regulation and would be required to block minors and compulsive gamblers.
- The laws vary from state to state, but in almost every state it's not legal for minors to buy cigarettes.
- When he died in 1873, his children were still minors, so his property was administered by the Court of Wards.
- In this document property was transferred to the wife of the deceased, and a guardian was named for children who were minors.
- The legal validity of any minor's marriage continues to be wholly beyond its scope.
- In the past, only specially qualified judges conducted legal proceedings against minors.
- The report informs that many of these women caught in the raid were girls, minors.
- It may be now legal for minors to donate to campaigns, but I believe there is a requirement that the donors' names over a minimum amount be reported, is there not?
- Under it, women are treated as legal minors and denied legal autonomy to conclude their own marriage contracts.
- A child is a minor until the age of legal majority, which is the twelfth birthday for a girl and the thirteenth for a boy.
- Anytime a minor opens a bank account, a parent is legally responsible for it.
Synonyms
child, infant, youth
2Music
A minor key, interval, or scale.
〔乐〕小调；小音程；小音阶
Example sentencesExamples
- Themes initially stated in the major mode recur more strongly in the minor.
- Yet he will conjure a few bars in the minor where possible and darken textures by shunting to the subdominant.
- Each major key is followed by its parallel minor.
1. 2.1MinorBell-ringing A system of change-ringing using six bells.
  〔鸣钟术〕六钟（或铃）变化调
  Example sentencesExamples
  We ring whatever people ask for including Stedman Doubles, Crayford Minor and Norwich Surprise Minor.
  Other terms for even numbers of bells include Minor (6 bells), Major (8 bells), Royal (10 bells) and Maximus (12 bells).
3the minorsNorth American The minor leagues in a particular professional sport, especially baseball.
〈北美〉职业运动（尤指棒球和美式橄榄球）小联合会
he's been pitching in the minors for six years
Example sentencesExamples
- A first baseman in the minors, Sexson progressed quickly through the Indians' minor league system.
- Young played short in the minors, but his major league experience at the position before this season consisted of 42 innings.
- In addition to 3,771 major league hits, Aaron accumulated 324 in the minors for a pro total of 4,095.
- After his rookie campaign, Wise spent the following year in the minors, before returning to the big leagues for good in 1966.
- A slump ensued, however, necessitating a return trip to the minors in June before another call-up during which he truly established himself as a probable big league standout.
- From 1988 through 1991, Schilling had split time between the minors and the major leagues in each of those seasons.
- He was able to get used to the pressure as a closer in college and the minors instead of training for the job as a starter.
- If Patterson needs a full year in the minors, the Cubs have Damon Buford as an insurance policy.
- You'll never find perfect baseball in the minors, but stories from Miguel Cabrera to Bucky Jacobsen are enough for me.
- He believes any of the three could pitch in the majors this season, although he'd prefer they spend a full season in the minors.
- Can you tell me the hitter and pitcher who played the longest in the minors without ever appearing in a major league game?
- He's the top power-hitting first baseman in the minors and the only legitimate 50-home-run threat on this list.
- He started in the minors in 2001 before making his way back to the majors, finishing last season with a 5-3 record and 3.16 ERA.
- He has yet to display the running game he developed in the minors, and his power is sporadic.
- There aren't many teams with more pitching depth in the minors, but this bullpen is terrible.
- Bragan's managerial ingenuity in confronting umpires was almost unlimited, both in the major leagues and the minors.
- It wasn't long ago that the Giants had the best Major League ready pitching prospect depth in the minors.
- He mostly was a second baseman in the minors but has become solid at shortstop and third base.
- He's a rookie, spent a year in the minors after pitching for Stanford.
- And after just over a year in the minors, he made his major league debut on June 25, 1983.
4North American A college student's subsidiary subject or area of concentration.
〈北美〉副修科目；副修课程
a minor in American Indian studies
副修美国印第安人研究。
Example sentencesExamples
- Many students also successfully complete a minor in African American studies.
- Another related area is what courses should be required for the minor.
- Currently, only minors are offered in Education.
- The course is not required for any academic major or minor.
- Hopefully the test wouldn't be too hard, but it was an advanced literature class for my minor, so I had no idea what to expect.
- I did well in Art History, my minor; I had teachers and courses that rewarded passionate essays full of doubleplus bellyfeel.
- The theme school concept could easily develop into a collegiate minor.
- Elective courses in the minor must be approved by the student's academic advisor and the Undergraduate Coordinator of the minor.
- He chose a philosophy minor, and several courses in classics as electives.
- She graduated from Princeton University with a major in biology and minors in Latin American studies and science/human affairs.
- He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries management with a minor in Native American studies at the University of Idaho.
- This minor is designed for students majoring in another natural science who also may teach chemistry in secondary schools.
- I have a bachelor's degree in education with an art minor from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
- The undergraduate program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity has more than 90 student majors and minors.
- Nor does this word occur in the discussion of requirements and electives for the undergraduate major or minor.
- In 1993 she graduated with a major in social science and minors in women's studies and business administration.
- Hammond holds a BSEE in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Mathematics from Bradley University.
- My political science minor might have come from a third-tier land grant university but I'm not even that dumb.
- He started college with the intent of majoring in soil science, with minors in horticulture and arboriculture.
- While at Drake, she did, however, get serious about completing her bachelor's degree and added a business minor.
5Logic
A minor term or premise.
〔逻〕小项；小前提
Example sentencesExamples
- I prove the minor, because your father is known by you and your father is the one approaching; hence, the one approaching is known by you.
- This is called the fallacy of the illicit minor.
6Bridge
short for minor suit
Example sentencesExamples
- If you don't have a 5-card major, open your longest minor.
- After a transfer into a minor, the opener bids the shown minor if he has at least high-honor-third in the suit.

verbˈmīnərˈmaɪnər

[no object]minor inNorth American

Study or qualify in as a subsidiary subject at college or university.
〈北美〉副修
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm majoring in architecture, and I'm minoring in Latin American studies.
- Koehler has provided outstanding leadership in presenting graduate courses to students majoring and minoring in statistics.
- Alice went to the Santa Fe State University and majored in communication and minored in Spanish.
- Mrs. Gallagher asked who minored in literature at college.
- I too, am Native American of the Cherokee tribe and I minored in Native American studies in college.
- I majored in Political Science and minored in Journalism and left college before getting a degree in either.
- She attended Southern University in Louisiana and graduated with a BA, majoring in English and minoring in social studies.
- I ended up attending Western Illinois University, majoring in Music Education and minoring in English Literature
- I went to college with the idea of majoring in art and minoring in English.
- As a young brother, I majored in biology and minored in religious studies at St. Mary's College, Moraga, California.
- For Alisa Lewis, a junior from East St. Louis, Ill., who is majoring in architectural engineering and minoring in math, the HAWK Link students and staff have become like extended family.
- I did not have to major or minor in Black studies to learn about my history.
- Pondexter is majoring in African studies and minoring in sociology.
- Because of her interest in nature, including her love of plant life, she majored in plant genetics and minored in fine art at the University of California in Berkeley.
- Garett R. Nadrich is a graduate of Adelphi University, where he majored in Communications and minored in African-American History.
- Students who minor in education may qualify as certified teachers.
- ‘It was just something that was very personal to me,’ says Johnson, who's double-majoring in pre-med and history and minoring in Jewish studies.
- I was going to major in psychology and minor in women's studies.
- Dr. Lisle graduated summa cum laude from Ohio Wesleyan University where he double-majored in physics and astronomy, and minored in mathematics.
- It is also problematic when administrators delay approval for degree programs in ethnic studies even when a solid faculty is in place and many students indicate interest in majoring or minoring in the field.

Phrases

in a minor key

(especially of a literary work) understated.
（尤指文学作品）轻描淡写的
Example sentencesExamples
- In crucial respects, contemporary divisions among races or ethnicities, and between genders, merely replay in a minor key the historically antecedent and more violent ones fought among religions and creeds.
- It's an expert comedy by a major director, in a minor key.
- If ever a film was composed in a minor key, it is this beautiful and sad movie from the Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, which simply floats like a helium balloon above the middling mainstreamers that have rolled up this week.
- Described in the press notes as ‘a love story in a minor key,’ this will certainly strike a chord with fans of character drama.
- It is a minor film in a minor key, but it is helped immeasurably by one thing - the role of Mina is played by Carole Bouquet.
- The real trouble is a plot line from Middle Earth via the New Age that features our questing hero Tommy Matisse (the artist, get it?), well played in a minor key by Dan Spielman as a star composer at the Royal Academy of Music.
- Thus does Majid Majidi begin his film in a minor key, as it were, giving us the aural experience of a blind person before substituting a visual one for all those who can see.
- This text is less trivial than it appears, and all Clair's ambivalence is revealed in a minor key.
- Like all artists who have found success in a minor key, Brian wanted to make an ambitious, large-scale, neoclassical work - a colossus.
- The verse reminiscences are mildly amusing, and display Chaudhuri's ability to select the truly telling detail from the detritus of memory, but they are strictly in a minor key.

Origin

Middle English: from Latin, ‘smaller, less’; related to minuere ‘lessen’. The term originally denoted a Franciscan friar, suggested by the Latin name Fratres Minores ( ‘Lesser Brethren’), chosen by St Francis for the order.

单词	minor
释义	Definition of minor in English: minor adjective ˈmʌɪnəˈmaɪnər 1Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance. （重要性、严重性或意义上）较小的，次要的；较轻微的 she requested a number of minor alterations 她要求作若干小的改动。 Example sentencesExamples Several minor incidents of little significance are included. Crime on the towpaths includes everything from minor thefts to serious assaults and even murder, but the amount of crime reported is relatively low. Meetings with the police and the council ensure we have a drinks licence, which is of minor importance in these parts you understand. It was not easy to find people to mend your shoes, repair your broken zipper or anything else that might be of minor importance but that is necessary for daily life. Other than those minor details, this summer was going to be spent with large intervals of sleep and bumming around. The health plan will also see a radical overhaul of accident and emergency wards, which will include a separation of serious and minor cases. Against this kind of background, the Northern Ireland situation is of much more minor importance. The ombudsman's powers of investigation should make a clear distinction between complaints of a serious and minor nature, the HRC argues. Officers have now recommended approval for the Bell Autoelectrics scheme after a number of minor design alterations were made to the proposed building. A large number reported injuries while drinking, with most fairly minor but others more serious. The school is extremely strict over these issues and many pupils frequently find themselves in serious trouble over minor breaches. Rehabilitation is, if society is not to nurture a permanent and growing criminal class, and turn those who have committed minor crimes into more serious offenders. Paramedics treated Mr Reid, who was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital suffering nothing more serious than minor cuts and bruises. Otherwise, subject to some minor problems, the recipe should have worked. Other minor alterations also played an important role. People with high levels of stress are also more prone to develop colds and other minor illnesses. Another, about 20 percent of patients, will develop minor depression. In addition, if China removes its missiles but does not destroy them, this would only be of minor military significance. In that time 200 serious injuries and 1,000 minor injuries have been avoided. Graphics have been sharpened slightly, but the racing courses are the same, and with minor exceptions, so are the vehicles. Synonyms slight, small unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, inconsiderable, of little account, peripheral, subsidiary, negligible, trivial, trifling, paltry, petty, footling North American nickel-and-dime informal piffling, piddling little known, unknown, lesser unimportant, insignificant, obscure, lightweight, subordinate North American minor-league informal small-time, penny-ante North American informal two-bit, picayune, bush-league 2Music (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth. 〔乐〕（音阶）小调的。与MAJOR 相对 Contrasted with major Example sentencesExamples The fingering chart provided on page 111 fails to identify the minor scale form being illustrated. Yet by bar 3, where the two basic scale-motifs are concatenated to form five notes of an A minor scale, the tonality is in doubt. 2.1 (of an interval) characteristic of a minor scale and less by a semitone than the equivalent major interval. （音程）小音阶的。比较DIMINISHED the E flat clarinet sounds a minor third higher than the written notes Compare with diminished Example sentencesExamples Diminished intervals are created when a perfect or minor interval is made one half step smaller and the interval number is not changed. If a major interval is made a half step smaller without changing its numerical name, it becomes a minor interval. 2.2usually postpositive (of a key or mode) based on a minor scale and tending to produce a sad or pensive effect. （调或调式）小调的 Concerto in A minor A小调协奏曲。 Example sentencesExamples The Piano Trio in F minor is a gloriously sunny work that is comparable to similar works by Arensky and Tchaikovsky. I think it's just that I like to compose in minor keys. The resultant Concerto in B minor for cello and orchestra Op 104 was Dvorák's final large scale orchestral score. Since then there has been a Piano Concerto in C minor, theme music for any situation requiring a sufficiently heady mixture of passion and gloom. It began as the Andante religioso slow movement for an early String Quartet in E minor. All three movements use fairly melodic material, all in minor keys. The return of the minor mode of the first aria at the conclusion provides dramatic resolution to the work where the poet's deceived heart is inflected with irony. Her debut as a soloist was at the age of 11, playing the famous Mendelssohn Concerto in E minor. The touching ‘Don't Let Her Know She's An Angel’ combines Wilson's epic sentimentality with soft minor keys. The program includes two cello concertos and the Symphony in D minor by Cesar Franck. Some of that composer's most deeply felt works are in minor keys. Studies have proven that this system is clearly advantageous during the early stages of learning to sing in minor keys. The F minor has a Brahmsian intensity and characteristic polyrhythm in the Scherzo and finale. 3British dated (following a surname in public schools) indicating the younger of two brothers. 〈英，旧〉在私立学校中置于姓后（两兄弟或同姓男生中）年龄更小的 Smith minor 小史密斯。 Example sentencesExamples Smith minor wasn't quite seven then, and had only just been sent to school. Not much of fear about Jones minor, eh, Teddy Jones, is there? Synonyms junior, younger 4Logic (of a term) occurring as the subject of the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. 〔逻〕小（项）的 Example sentencesExamples where P, S, and M are the major, minor, and middle terms of the syllogism. 4.1 (of a premise) containing the minor term in a categorical syllogism. 小（前提）的 Example sentencesExamples In most cases, it identifies the conclusion that is to be accepted and then goes on to identify what it to be argued for (the minor premise). You have to establish a major premise and a minor premise. But as with all syllogisms, the validity hinges on the major and minor premises. You have to make out a major premise in this case and there is also a question as to even if you make out your major premise whether or not the minor premise is made out, given the various facts to which I referred you. Notice that the minor premise of the syllogism above is only marginally contingent upon historical analysis. noun ˈmʌɪnəˈmaɪnər 1A person under the age of full legal responsibility. 未成年人 the court would take account of the minor's wishes Example sentencesExamples These aren't adult private citizens; they are minors who are being educated in government-run schools. Young people are especially vulnerable to psychiatric abuse and involuntary incarceration because as minors their legal rights are limited. When he died in 1873, his children were still minors, so his property was administered by the Court of Wards. The committee was concerned about removing existing legal protections for minors if they enter into a de facto relationship. A child is a minor until the age of legal majority, which is the twelfth birthday for a girl and the thirteenth for a boy. Anytime a minor opens a bank account, a parent is legally responsible for it. I happen to have four children that are minors, in that age frame. In fact, studies show that minors can fairly routinely purchase alcohol from traditional bricks-and-mortar sellers. The report informs that many of these women caught in the raid were girls, minors. The laws vary from state to state, but in almost every state it's not legal for minors to buy cigarettes. It may be now legal for minors to donate to campaigns, but I believe there is a requirement that the donors' names over a minimum amount be reported, is there not? In this document property was transferred to the wife of the deceased, and a guardian was named for children who were minors. In the past, only specially qualified judges conducted legal proceedings against minors. The discussion centered around the issue of how easy it was for teenagers to obtain cigarettes even though it is illegal to sell cigarettes to minors. These same children can, however, suffer the death penalty, the United States being the only industrialized nation that sentences minors to death. Under it, women are treated as legal minors and denied legal autonomy to conclude their own marriage contracts. The casinos would be subject to strict regulation and would be required to block minors and compulsive gamblers. In the case of a spouse with children, whether minors or adults, the surviving spouse has a legal entitlement to one-third of the deceased's estate. Yet, four centuries on, we are told that smoking among minors, especially young girls, is on the increase. The legal validity of any minor's marriage continues to be wholly beyond its scope. Synonyms child, infant, youth adolescent, teenager, boy, girl, lad, lass, schoolboy, schoolgirl informal kid, kiddie 2Music A minor key, interval, or scale. 〔乐〕小调；小音程；小音阶 Example sentencesExamples Themes initially stated in the major mode recur more strongly in the minor. Each major key is followed by its parallel minor. Yet he will conjure a few bars in the minor where possible and darken textures by shunting to the subdominant. 2.1Bell-ringing A system of change-ringing using six bells. 〔鸣钟术〕六钟（或铃）变化调 Example sentencesExamples We ring whatever people ask for including Stedman Doubles, Crayford Minor and Norwich Surprise Minor. Other terms for even numbers of bells include Minor (6 bells), Major (8 bells), Royal (10 bells) and Maximus (12 bells). 3minorsNorth American The minor leagues in baseball or American football. Salinas was one of six teams in the minors 萨利纳斯队是小联合会六队之一。 Example sentencesExamples A slump ensued, however, necessitating a return trip to the minors in June before another call-up during which he truly established himself as a probable big league standout. After his rookie campaign, Wise spent the following year in the minors, before returning to the big leagues for good in 1966. There aren't many teams with more pitching depth in the minors, but this bullpen is terrible. Can you tell me the hitter and pitcher who played the longest in the minors without ever appearing in a major league game? If Patterson needs a full year in the minors, the Cubs have Damon Buford as an insurance policy. In addition to 3,771 major league hits, Aaron accumulated 324 in the minors for a pro total of 4,095. He believes any of the three could pitch in the majors this season, although he'd prefer they spend a full season in the minors. It wasn't long ago that the Giants had the best Major League ready pitching prospect depth in the minors. He's a rookie, spent a year in the minors after pitching for Stanford. He mostly was a second baseman in the minors but has become solid at shortstop and third base. He's the top power-hitting first baseman in the minors and the only legitimate 50-home-run threat on this list. Bragan's managerial ingenuity in confronting umpires was almost unlimited, both in the major leagues and the minors. He was able to get used to the pressure as a closer in college and the minors instead of training for the job as a starter. He started in the minors in 2001 before making his way back to the majors, finishing last season with a 5-3 record and 3.16 ERA. And after just over a year in the minors, he made his major league debut on June 25, 1983. You'll never find perfect baseball in the minors, but stories from Miguel Cabrera to Bucky Jacobsen are enough for me. A first baseman in the minors, Sexson progressed quickly through the Indians' minor league system. He has yet to display the running game he developed in the minors, and his power is sporadic. From 1988 through 1991, Schilling had split time between the minors and the major leagues in each of those seasons. Young played short in the minors, but his major league experience at the position before this season consisted of 42 innings. 4North American A student's subsidiary subject or course. 〈北美〉副修科目；副修课程 a minor in American Indian studies 副修美国印第安人研究。 Example sentencesExamples Hammond holds a BSEE in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Mathematics from Bradley University. My political science minor might have come from a third-tier land grant university but I'm not even that dumb. While at Drake, she did, however, get serious about completing her bachelor's degree and added a business minor. Another related area is what courses should be required for the minor. I have a bachelor's degree in education with an art minor from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Elective courses in the minor must be approved by the student's academic advisor and the Undergraduate Coordinator of the minor. Nor does this word occur in the discussion of requirements and electives for the undergraduate major or minor. The undergraduate program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity has more than 90 student majors and minors. She graduated from Princeton University with a major in biology and minors in Latin American studies and science/human affairs. The course is not required for any academic major or minor. In 1993 she graduated with a major in social science and minors in women's studies and business administration. This minor is designed for students majoring in another natural science who also may teach chemistry in secondary schools. He chose a philosophy minor, and several courses in classics as electives. The theme school concept could easily develop into a collegiate minor. Hopefully the test wouldn't be too hard, but it was an advanced literature class for my minor, so I had no idea what to expect. Many students also successfully complete a minor in African American studies. He started college with the intent of majoring in soil science, with minors in horticulture and arboriculture. Currently, only minors are offered in Education. I did well in Art History, my minor; I had teachers and courses that rewarded passionate essays full of doubleplus bellyfeel. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries management with a minor in Native American studies at the University of Idaho. 5Logic A minor term or premise. 〔逻〕小项；小前提 Example sentencesExamples This is called the fallacy of the illicit minor. I prove the minor, because your father is known by you and your father is the one approaching; hence, the one approaching is known by you. 6Bridge a bid of two no trumps shows strength in the minors short for minor suit Example sentencesExamples If you don't have a 5-card major, open your longest minor. After a transfer into a minor, the opener bids the shown minor if he has at least high-honor-third in the suit. 7A small drab moth which has purplish caterpillars that feed on grass. 禾夜蛾 Genus Oligia, family Noctuidae Example sentencesExamples Some Minors also fly in sunshine. Minors and Rustics are extremely small and are often mistaken for micro moths, especially Pyralids. verb ˈmʌɪnəˈmaɪnər [no object]minor inNorth American Study as or qualify in a subsidiary subject at college or university. 〈北美〉副修 Clark had minored in Animal Science Example sentencesExamples Dr. Lisle graduated summa cum laude from Ohio Wesleyan University where he double-majored in physics and astronomy, and minored in mathematics. I too, am Native American of the Cherokee tribe and I minored in Native American studies in college. I majored in Political Science and minored in Journalism and left college before getting a degree in either. Mrs. Gallagher asked who minored in literature at college. For Alisa Lewis, a junior from East St. Louis, Ill., who is majoring in architectural engineering and minoring in math, the HAWK Link students and staff have become like extended family. Koehler has provided outstanding leadership in presenting graduate courses to students majoring and minoring in statistics. As a young brother, I majored in biology and minored in religious studies at St. Mary's College, Moraga, California. I went to college with the idea of majoring in art and minoring in English. I ended up attending Western Illinois University, majoring in Music Education and minoring in English Literature Alice went to the Santa Fe State University and majored in communication and minored in Spanish. It is also problematic when administrators delay approval for degree programs in ethnic studies even when a solid faculty is in place and many students indicate interest in majoring or minoring in the field. I was going to major in psychology and minor in women's studies. Because of her interest in nature, including her love of plant life, she majored in plant genetics and minored in fine art at the University of California in Berkeley. Pondexter is majoring in African studies and minoring in sociology. Garett R. Nadrich is a graduate of Adelphi University, where he majored in Communications and minored in African-American History. She attended Southern University in Louisiana and graduated with a BA, majoring in English and minoring in social studies. Students who minor in education may qualify as certified teachers. I did not have to major or minor in Black studies to learn about my history. ‘It was just something that was very personal to me,’ says Johnson, who's double-majoring in pre-med and history and minoring in Jewish studies. I'm majoring in architecture, and I'm minoring in Latin American studies. Phrases in a minor key (especially of a literary work) understated. （尤指文学作品）轻描淡写的 only Britain's poetry, composed in a minor key, is disregarded Example sentencesExamples Like all artists who have found success in a minor key, Brian wanted to make an ambitious, large-scale, neoclassical work - a colossus. The verse reminiscences are mildly amusing, and display Chaudhuri's ability to select the truly telling detail from the detritus of memory, but they are strictly in a minor key. In crucial respects, contemporary divisions among races or ethnicities, and between genders, merely replay in a minor key the historically antecedent and more violent ones fought among religions and creeds. Thus does Majid Majidi begin his film in a minor key, as it were, giving us the aural experience of a blind person before substituting a visual one for all those who can see. The real trouble is a plot line from Middle Earth via the New Age that features our questing hero Tommy Matisse (the artist, get it?), well played in a minor key by Dan Spielman as a star composer at the Royal Academy of Music. This text is less trivial than it appears, and all Clair's ambivalence is revealed in a minor key. It is a minor film in a minor key, but it is helped immeasurably by one thing - the role of Mina is played by Carole Bouquet. It's an expert comedy by a major director, in a minor key. Described in the press notes as ‘a love story in a minor key,’ this will certainly strike a chord with fans of character drama. If ever a film was composed in a minor key, it is this beautiful and sad movie from the Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, which simply floats like a helium balloon above the middling mainstreamers that have rolled up this week. Origin Middle English: from Latin, 'smaller, less'; related to minuere 'lessen'. The term originally denoted a Franciscan friar, suggested by the Latin name Fratres Minores ( 'Lesser Brethren'), chosen by St Francis for the order. Rhymes angina, assigner, china, consignor, decliner, definer, Dinah, diner, diviner, forty-niner, hardliner, incliner, Indo-China, liner, maligner, Medina, miner, mynah, recliner, refiner, Regina, Salina, Shekinah, shiner, signer, South Carolina, Steiner, twiner, whiner adj.1 phr. Definition of minor in US English: minor adjectiveˈmīnərˈmaɪnər 1Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance. （重要性、严重性或意义上）较小的，次要的；较轻微的 minor alterations Example sentencesExamples Meetings with the police and the council ensure we have a drinks licence, which is of minor importance in these parts you understand. Other minor alterations also played an important role. It was not easy to find people to mend your shoes, repair your broken zipper or anything else that might be of minor importance but that is necessary for daily life. Another, about 20 percent of patients, will develop minor depression. People with high levels of stress are also more prone to develop colds and other minor illnesses. In that time 200 serious injuries and 1,000 minor injuries have been avoided. In addition, if China removes its missiles but does not destroy them, this would only be of minor military significance. The health plan will also see a radical overhaul of accident and emergency wards, which will include a separation of serious and minor cases. Several minor incidents of little significance are included. Crime on the towpaths includes everything from minor thefts to serious assaults and even murder, but the amount of crime reported is relatively low. Officers have now recommended approval for the Bell Autoelectrics scheme after a number of minor design alterations were made to the proposed building. Against this kind of background, the Northern Ireland situation is of much more minor importance. Graphics have been sharpened slightly, but the racing courses are the same, and with minor exceptions, so are the vehicles. Other than those minor details, this summer was going to be spent with large intervals of sleep and bumming around. Paramedics treated Mr Reid, who was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital suffering nothing more serious than minor cuts and bruises. Otherwise, subject to some minor problems, the recipe should have worked. A large number reported injuries while drinking, with most fairly minor but others more serious. The school is extremely strict over these issues and many pupils frequently find themselves in serious trouble over minor breaches. The ombudsman's powers of investigation should make a clear distinction between complaints of a serious and minor nature, the HRC argues. Rehabilitation is, if society is not to nurture a permanent and growing criminal class, and turn those who have committed minor crimes into more serious offenders. Synonyms slight, small little known, unknown, lesser 2Music (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth. 〔乐〕（音阶）小调的。与MAJOR 相对 Contrasted with major Example sentencesExamples Yet by bar 3, where the two basic scale-motifs are concatenated to form five notes of an A minor scale, the tonality is in doubt. The fingering chart provided on page 111 fails to identify the minor scale form being illustrated. 2.1 (of an interval) characteristic of a minor scale and less by a semitone than the equivalent major interval. （音程）小音阶的。比较DIMINISHED Compare with diminished Example sentencesExamples Diminished intervals are created when a perfect or minor interval is made one half step smaller and the interval number is not changed. If a major interval is made a half step smaller without changing its numerical name, it becomes a minor interval. 2.2usually postpositive (of a key or mode) based on a minor scale and tending to produce a sad or pensive effect. （调或调式）小调的 Concerto in A minor A小调协奏曲。 Example sentencesExamples The resultant Concerto in B minor for cello and orchestra Op 104 was Dvorák's final large scale orchestral score. The F minor has a Brahmsian intensity and characteristic polyrhythm in the Scherzo and finale. Some of that composer's most deeply felt works are in minor keys. The Piano Trio in F minor is a gloriously sunny work that is comparable to similar works by Arensky and Tchaikovsky. Her debut as a soloist was at the age of 11, playing the famous Mendelssohn Concerto in E minor. It began as the Andante religioso slow movement for an early String Quartet in E minor. The program includes two cello concertos and the Symphony in D minor by Cesar Franck. Since then there has been a Piano Concerto in C minor, theme music for any situation requiring a sufficiently heady mixture of passion and gloom. All three movements use fairly melodic material, all in minor keys. The return of the minor mode of the first aria at the conclusion provides dramatic resolution to the work where the poet's deceived heart is inflected with irony. The touching ‘Don't Let Her Know She's An Angel’ combines Wilson's epic sentimentality with soft minor keys. I think it's just that I like to compose in minor keys. Studies have proven that this system is clearly advantageous during the early stages of learning to sing in minor keys. 3Logic (of a term) occurring as the subject of the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. 〔逻〕小（项）的 Example sentencesExamples where P, S, and M are the major, minor, and middle terms of the syllogism. 3.1 (of a premise) containing the minor term in a categorical syllogism. 小（前提）的 Example sentencesExamples But as with all syllogisms, the validity hinges on the major and minor premises. In most cases, it identifies the conclusion that is to be accepted and then goes on to identify what it to be argued for (the minor premise). You have to establish a major premise and a minor premise. Notice that the minor premise of the syllogism above is only marginally contingent upon historical analysis. You have to make out a major premise in this case and there is also a question as to even if you make out your major premise whether or not the minor premise is made out, given the various facts to which I referred you. nounˈmīnərˈmaɪnər 1A person under the age of full legal responsibility. 未成年人 Example sentencesExamples The committee was concerned about removing existing legal protections for minors if they enter into a de facto relationship. Young people are especially vulnerable to psychiatric abuse and involuntary incarceration because as minors their legal rights are limited. In fact, studies show that minors can fairly routinely purchase alcohol from traditional bricks-and-mortar sellers. These same children can, however, suffer the death penalty, the United States being the only industrialized nation that sentences minors to death. In the case of a spouse with children, whether minors or adults, the surviving spouse has a legal entitlement to one-third of the deceased's estate. The discussion centered around the issue of how easy it was for teenagers to obtain cigarettes even though it is illegal to sell cigarettes to minors. Yet, four centuries on, we are told that smoking among minors, especially young girls, is on the increase. These aren't adult private citizens; they are minors who are being educated in government-run schools. I happen to have four children that are minors, in that age frame. The casinos would be subject to strict regulation and would be required to block minors and compulsive gamblers. The laws vary from state to state, but in almost every state it's not legal for minors to buy cigarettes. When he died in 1873, his children were still minors, so his property was administered by the Court of Wards. In this document property was transferred to the wife of the deceased, and a guardian was named for children who were minors. The legal validity of any minor's marriage continues to be wholly beyond its scope. In the past, only specially qualified judges conducted legal proceedings against minors. The report informs that many of these women caught in the raid were girls, minors. It may be now legal for minors to donate to campaigns, but I believe there is a requirement that the donors' names over a minimum amount be reported, is there not? Under it, women are treated as legal minors and denied legal autonomy to conclude their own marriage contracts. A child is a minor until the age of legal majority, which is the twelfth birthday for a girl and the thirteenth for a boy. Anytime a minor opens a bank account, a parent is legally responsible for it. Synonyms child, infant, youth 2Music A minor key, interval, or scale. 〔乐〕小调；小音程；小音阶 Example sentencesExamples Themes initially stated in the major mode recur more strongly in the minor. Yet he will conjure a few bars in the minor where possible and darken textures by shunting to the subdominant. Each major key is followed by its parallel minor. 2.1MinorBell-ringing A system of change-ringing using six bells. 〔鸣钟术〕六钟（或铃）变化调 Example sentencesExamples We ring whatever people ask for including Stedman Doubles, Crayford Minor and Norwich Surprise Minor. Other terms for even numbers of bells include Minor (6 bells), Major (8 bells), Royal (10 bells) and Maximus (12 bells). 3the minorsNorth American The minor leagues in a particular professional sport, especially baseball. 〈北美〉职业运动（尤指棒球和美式橄榄球）小联合会 he's been pitching in the minors for six years Example sentencesExamples A first baseman in the minors, Sexson progressed quickly through the Indians' minor league system. Young played short in the minors, but his major league experience at the position before this season consisted of 42 innings. In addition to 3,771 major league hits, Aaron accumulated 324 in the minors for a pro total of 4,095. After his rookie campaign, Wise spent the following year in the minors, before returning to the big leagues for good in 1966. A slump ensued, however, necessitating a return trip to the minors in June before another call-up during which he truly established himself as a probable big league standout. From 1988 through 1991, Schilling had split time between the minors and the major leagues in each of those seasons. He was able to get used to the pressure as a closer in college and the minors instead of training for the job as a starter. If Patterson needs a full year in the minors, the Cubs have Damon Buford as an insurance policy. You'll never find perfect baseball in the minors, but stories from Miguel Cabrera to Bucky Jacobsen are enough for me. He believes any of the three could pitch in the majors this season, although he'd prefer they spend a full season in the minors. Can you tell me the hitter and pitcher who played the longest in the minors without ever appearing in a major league game? He's the top power-hitting first baseman in the minors and the only legitimate 50-home-run threat on this list. He started in the minors in 2001 before making his way back to the majors, finishing last season with a 5-3 record and 3.16 ERA. He has yet to display the running game he developed in the minors, and his power is sporadic. There aren't many teams with more pitching depth in the minors, but this bullpen is terrible. Bragan's managerial ingenuity in confronting umpires was almost unlimited, both in the major leagues and the minors. It wasn't long ago that the Giants had the best Major League ready pitching prospect depth in the minors. He mostly was a second baseman in the minors but has become solid at shortstop and third base. He's a rookie, spent a year in the minors after pitching for Stanford. And after just over a year in the minors, he made his major league debut on June 25, 1983. 4North American A college student's subsidiary subject or area of concentration. 〈北美〉副修科目；副修课程 a minor in American Indian studies 副修美国印第安人研究。 Example sentencesExamples Many students also successfully complete a minor in African American studies. Another related area is what courses should be required for the minor. Currently, only minors are offered in Education. The course is not required for any academic major or minor. Hopefully the test wouldn't be too hard, but it was an advanced literature class for my minor, so I had no idea what to expect. I did well in Art History, my minor; I had teachers and courses that rewarded passionate essays full of doubleplus bellyfeel. The theme school concept could easily develop into a collegiate minor. Elective courses in the minor must be approved by the student's academic advisor and the Undergraduate Coordinator of the minor. He chose a philosophy minor, and several courses in classics as electives. She graduated from Princeton University with a major in biology and minors in Latin American studies and science/human affairs. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries management with a minor in Native American studies at the University of Idaho. This minor is designed for students majoring in another natural science who also may teach chemistry in secondary schools. I have a bachelor's degree in education with an art minor from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The undergraduate program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity has more than 90 student majors and minors. Nor does this word occur in the discussion of requirements and electives for the undergraduate major or minor. In 1993 she graduated with a major in social science and minors in women's studies and business administration. Hammond holds a BSEE in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Mathematics from Bradley University. My political science minor might have come from a third-tier land grant university but I'm not even that dumb. He started college with the intent of majoring in soil science, with minors in horticulture and arboriculture. While at Drake, she did, however, get serious about completing her bachelor's degree and added a business minor. 5Logic A minor term or premise. 〔逻〕小项；小前提 Example sentencesExamples I prove the minor, because your father is known by you and your father is the one approaching; hence, the one approaching is known by you. This is called the fallacy of the illicit minor. 6Bridge short for minor suit Example sentencesExamples If you don't have a 5-card major, open your longest minor. After a transfer into a minor, the opener bids the shown minor if he has at least high-honor-third in the suit. verbˈmīnərˈmaɪnər [no object]minor inNorth American Study or qualify in as a subsidiary subject at college or university. 〈北美〉副修 Example sentencesExamples I'm majoring in architecture, and I'm minoring in Latin American studies. Koehler has provided outstanding leadership in presenting graduate courses to students majoring and minoring in statistics. Alice went to the Santa Fe State University and majored in communication and minored in Spanish. Mrs. Gallagher asked who minored in literature at college. I too, am Native American of the Cherokee tribe and I minored in Native American studies in college. I majored in Political Science and minored in Journalism and left college before getting a degree in either. She attended Southern University in Louisiana and graduated with a BA, majoring in English and minoring in social studies. I ended up attending Western Illinois University, majoring in Music Education and minoring in English Literature I went to college with the idea of majoring in art and minoring in English. As a young brother, I majored in biology and minored in religious studies at St. Mary's College, Moraga, California. For Alisa Lewis, a junior from East St. Louis, Ill., who is majoring in architectural engineering and minoring in math, the HAWK Link students and staff have become like extended family. I did not have to major or minor in Black studies to learn about my history. Pondexter is majoring in African studies and minoring in sociology. Because of her interest in nature, including her love of plant life, she majored in plant genetics and minored in fine art at the University of California in Berkeley. Garett R. Nadrich is a graduate of Adelphi University, where he majored in Communications and minored in African-American History. Students who minor in education may qualify as certified teachers. ‘It was just something that was very personal to me,’ says Johnson, who's double-majoring in pre-med and history and minoring in Jewish studies. I was going to major in psychology and minor in women's studies. Dr. Lisle graduated summa cum laude from Ohio Wesleyan University where he double-majored in physics and astronomy, and minored in mathematics. It is also problematic when administrators delay approval for degree programs in ethnic studies even when a solid faculty is in place and many students indicate interest in majoring or minoring in the field. Phrases in a minor key (especially of a literary work) understated. （尤指文学作品）轻描淡写的 Example sentencesExamples In crucial respects, contemporary divisions among races or ethnicities, and between genders, merely replay in a minor key the historically antecedent and more violent ones fought among religions and creeds. It's an expert comedy by a major director, in a minor key. If ever a film was composed in a minor key, it is this beautiful and sad movie from the Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, which simply floats like a helium balloon above the middling mainstreamers that have rolled up this week. Described in the press notes as ‘a love story in a minor key,’ this will certainly strike a chord with fans of character drama. It is a minor film in a minor key, but it is helped immeasurably by one thing - the role of Mina is played by Carole Bouquet. The real trouble is a plot line from Middle Earth via the New Age that features our questing hero Tommy Matisse (the artist, get it?), well played in a minor key by Dan Spielman as a star composer at the Royal Academy of Music. Thus does Majid Majidi begin his film in a minor key, as it were, giving us the aural experience of a blind person before substituting a visual one for all those who can see. This text is less trivial than it appears, and all Clair's ambivalence is revealed in a minor key. Like all artists who have found success in a minor key, Brian wanted to make an ambitious, large-scale, neoclassical work - a colossus. The verse reminiscences are mildly amusing, and display Chaudhuri's ability to select the truly telling detail from the detritus of memory, but they are strictly in a minor key. Origin Middle English: from Latin, ‘smaller, less’; related to minuere ‘lessen’. The term originally denoted a Franciscan friar, suggested by the Latin name Fratres Minores ( ‘Lesser Brethren’), chosen by St Francis for the order. adj.1 phr.
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