| 单词 | lesser-known |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslesser-known lesser-known adj. not as well or widely known as another or others of the same kind. ΚΠ 1813 Philos. Mag. 42 74 We stated the probability of their belonging to some of the lesser known species of this genus. 1860 Morning Chron. 27 Jan. 5/2 The following sketch of the lesser known members of the new Sardinian Cabinet appears in the foreign journals. 1936 R. Croft-Cooke Darts vii. 44 Of all the lesser-known games which can be played on a dart-board, there is none which combines such fascinating elements as Shanghai. 1987 G. Dozois in Year's Best Sci. Fiction Fifth Ann. Coll. Introd. p. xiii This practice of hiring lesser-known authors to create new adventures set ‘in the world of’ some famous SF novel..strikes me as a very dangerous trend. 2016 Church Times 29 Apr. 18/3 Lemongrass is a lesser-known herb worthy of wider cultivation. < as lemmas |
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