| 释义 |
minor/ˈmainə/ adj., n. & v.●adj. 1 lesser or comparatively small in size or importance 较小的；较少的；次要的 minor poet 蹩脚诗人; minor operation 小手术 2 Mus. 【音】a (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees (音阶)小音阶的 b (of an interval) less by a semitone than a major interval (音程)小音程的 c (of a key) based on a minor scale, tending to produce a melancholy effect (基调)哀怨的；忧郁的；悲伤的 3 Brit. (appended to a surname, esp. in public schools) indicating the younger of two brothers [英] (尤在公立学校中，置于姓名后)年幼的 Smith minor 小史密斯 4 Logic 【逻辑学】a (of a term) occurring as the subject of the conclusion of a categorical syllogism (词语)小前提的 b (of a premiss) containing the minor term in a categorical syllogism (前提)含小项的 ●n. 1 a person under the legal age limit or majority 未成年人 no unaccompanied minors 无人带领的小孩不可单独入内 2 Mus. a minor key etc. 【音】小调 3 US a student's subsidiary subject or course [美]副修科目；选修科目 4 Logic a minor term or premiss 【逻辑学】小项；小前提 ●v. intr. (foll. by 后跟 in) US (of a student) undertake study in (a subject) as a subsidiary to a main subject [美] (学生)副修(某学科) □ in a minor key (of novels, events, people's lives, etc.) understated, uneventful (小说、事件、生活等)低调的；平淡的 [Latin, = smaller, less, related to minuere ‘lessen’] |