英语词汇“minor”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1adj 2adj 3adjn

Something that's minor is considered of low importance — a minor injury is not very serious, and a college student's minor subject is a secondary field of study. Likewise, the star constellation Ursa Major is a larger grouping than Ursa Minor.

The word minor has retained its spelling from the Latin. There, minor means something "lesser," and is related to the Latin word minuere, which means "to diminish." It is usually used as an adjective, but as a noun it gained the meaning "underage" in the 16th Century, and is now used to refer to children and teens under the age of legal responsibility. It is also used in musical terms to refer to a key that has a flatted third in its scale.

WORD FAMILY

minor: minority, minorly, minors+/minority: minorities

USAGE EXAMPLES

Though rivers along the Gulf Coast were rising rapidly Monday, only minor flooding was predicted.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

After bouncing around in the minors for most of his career, Washington rewarded Chorney with a two-year contract extension.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

“We’ve experienced only a small number of minor incidents, in numbers less than typical,” Boasberg said in response to questions from The Washington Post.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

1adj inferior in number or size or amount

a minor share of the profits
Ursa Minor

Ant

major

greater in number or size or amount

better

more than half

2adj lesser in scope or effect

had minor differences
a minor disturbance

Ant

major

greater in scope or effect

3adj of lesser seriousness or danger

suffered only minor injuries
some minor flooding
a minor tropical disturbance

Ant

major

of greater seriousness or danger

4adj of lesser importance or stature or rank

a minor poet
had a minor part in the play
a minor official
many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen
minor back roads

Syn|Ant

insignificant, peanut

of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

secondary

not of major importance

major

of greater importance or stature or rank

leading, prima, star, starring, stellar

indicating the most important performer or role

5adj limited in size or scope

Syn

modest, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small, small-scale
limited

small in range or scope

6adj of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

Ant

major

of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes

7adj warranting only temporal punishment

Syn

venial
pardonable

admitting of being pardoned

adj of a scale or mode

the minor keys
in B flat minor

Ant

major

of a scale or mode

1adj not of legal age

minor children

Syn|Ant

nonaged, underage

major

of full legal age

2adj of the younger of two boys with the same family name

Jones minor

Syn

junior

younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service

3n a young person of either sex

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

child, fry, kid, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster

bairn

a child: son or daughter

buster

a robust child

changeling

a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy

child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child

a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age

foster child, foster-child, fosterling

a child who is raised by foster parents

imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp

one who is playfully mischievous

kiddy

a young child

orphan

a child who has lost both parents

peanut

a young child who is small for his age

poster child

a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes

kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler

a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten

silly

a word used for misbehaving children

sprog

a child

bambino, toddler, tot, yearling

a young child

urchin

a poor and often mischievous city child

street child, waif

a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned

foster daughter, foster-daughter

someone who is raised as a daughter although not related by birth

foster son, foster-son

someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth

poster boy

a male poster child

poster girl

a female poster child

ragamuffin, tatterdemalion

a dirty shabbily clothed urchin

guttersnipe, street urchin

a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas

brat, holy terror, little terror, terror

a very troublesome child

juvenile, juvenile person

a young person, not fully developed

单词	minor
释义	minor (once / 130 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adjn Something that's minor is considered of low importance — a minor injury is not very serious, and a college student's minor subject is a secondary field of study. Likewise, the star constellation Ursa Major is a larger grouping than Ursa Minor. The word minor has retained its spelling from the Latin. There, minor means something "lesser," and is related to the Latin word minuere, which means "to diminish." It is usually used as an adjective, but as a noun it gained the meaning "underage" in the 16th Century, and is now used to refer to children and teens under the age of legal responsibility. It is also used in musical terms to refer to a key that has a flatted third in its scale. WORD FAMILY minor: minority, minorly, minors+/minority: minorities USAGE EXAMPLES Though rivers along the Gulf Coast were rising rapidly Monday, only minor flooding was predicted. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) After bouncing around in the minors for most of his career, Washington rewarded Chorney with a two-year contract extension. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “We’ve experienced only a small number of minor incidents, in numbers less than typical,” Boasberg said in response to questions from The Washington Post. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj inferior in number or size or amount a minor share of the profits Ursa Minor Ant major greater in number or size or amount better more than half 2adj lesser in scope or effect had minor differences a minor disturbance Ant major greater in scope or effect 3adj of lesser seriousness or danger suffered only minor injuries some minor flooding a minor tropical disturbance Ant major of greater seriousness or danger 4adj of lesser importance or stature or rank a minor poet had a minor part in the play a minor official many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen minor back roads Syn\|Ant insignificant, peanut of little importance or influence or power; of minor status secondary not of major importance major of greater importance or stature or rank leading, prima, star, starring, stellar indicating the most important performer or role 5adj limited in size or scope Syn modest, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small, small-scale limited small in range or scope 6adj of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization Ant major of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes 7adj warranting only temporal punishment Syn venial pardonable admitting of being pardoned 2 adj of a scale or mode the minor keys in B flat minor Ant major of a scale or mode 3 1adj not of legal age minor children Syn\|Ant nonaged, underage major of full legal age 2adj of the younger of two boys with the same family name Jones minor Syn junior younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service 3n a young person of either sex Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper child, fry, kid, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster bairn a child: son or daughter buster a robust child changeling a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age foster child, foster-child, fosterling a child who is raised by foster parents imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp one who is playfully mischievous kiddy a young child orphan a child who has lost both parents peanut a young child who is small for his age poster child a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten silly a word used for misbehaving children sprog a child bambino, toddler, tot, yearling a young child urchin a poor and often mischievous city child street child, waif a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned foster daughter, foster-daughter someone who is raised as a daughter although not related by birth foster son, foster-son someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth poster boy a male poster child poster girl a female poster child ragamuffin, tatterdemalion a dirty shabbily clothed urchin guttersnipe, street urchin a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas brat, holy terror, little terror, terror a very troublesome child juvenile, juvenile person a young person, not fully developed
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