minor

• adj. 未成年的；次要的；较小的；小调的；二流的
• n. 未成年人；小调；副修科目
• vi. 副修
• n. (Minor)人名；(英)迈纳；(德、法、波、俄)米诺尔

来自拉丁语minor,较小的，次等的，来自PIE*mei,小的，词源同minute,minus.-or,比较级后缀。

来自拉丁语minor,较小的，次等的，来自PIE*mei,小的，词源同minute,minus.-or,比较级后缀。

1. a young person of either sex;

"she writes books for children"

"they're just kids"

"`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters"

minor

minor: [13] Latin minor ‘less’ was a comparative form based on the element min- ‘small’ (source of English minute and a whole range of other ‘small’-words). The noun derived from it, minus ‘less’, was taken over by English in the 15th century.
=> minute

minor (n.)

early 14c., "a Franciscan," from Latin Fratres Minores "lesser brethren," name chosen by St. Francis, who founded the order, for the sake of humility; see minor (adj.). From c. 1400 as "minor premise of a syllogism." From 1610s as "person under legal age" (Latin used minores (plural) for "the young"). Musical sense is from 1797. Meaning "secondary subject of study, subject of study with fewer credits than a major" is from 1890; as a verb in this sense from 1934.

minor (adj.)

early 13c., menour "Franciscan" (see minor (n.)), from Latin minor "less, lesser, smaller, junior," figuratively "inferior, less important," formed as a masculine/feminine form of minus on the mistaken assumption that minus was a neuter comparative, from PIE root *mei- (2) "small" (see minus).

Some English usages are via Old French menor "less, smaller, lower; underage, younger," from Latin minor. Meaning "underage" is from 1570s. Meaning "lesser" in English is from early 15c.; that of "less important" is from 1620s. The musical sense is from 1690s. In the baseball sense, minor league is from 1884; the figurative extension is first recorded 1926.

marginal, minor, negligible, minimal

这些形容词均含"不重要的，次要的"之意。

marginal： 指处于边缘，幅度、范围小，故价值或重要性不大。

minor： 多指与别的比较后显得不重要，或指较少、较小。

negligible： 指数量小，不重要，微不足道或可忽略不计。

minimal： 指最少、最低或最小。

They receive severe penalties for committing minor offenses.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

The kind of shopping—where you hand over notes and count out change in return—now happens only in the most minor of our retail encounters, like buying a bar of chocolate or a pint of milk from a corner shop.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Today, there is a serious question about this issue: Should there be a minimum age limit for executing criminals? In other words, is it right for convicted murderers who kill when they are minors—that is under the age of 18—to receive the death penalty?.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

This caused minor damage to his truck and serious damage to the car.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Damage to the truck, however, was minor

出自-2013年12月听力原文

There wss damage to the mailboxes and minor damage to the truck.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

However, David Reay, professor of carbon management, argues that, although microwaves use a great deal of energy, their emissions are minor compared to those from cars.

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

In the state of South Carolina, a convicted murderer was given the death penalty for a crime he committed while he was a minor.

2015年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

The company's self-driving cars have done well over a million miles across various states in the U.S., and until now have only reported minor accidents.

2017年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

The lawyer argued that it is wrong to execute a person for a crime he committed while he was a minor.

2015年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

The average budget for a major kitchen overhaul in 2006, calculates Remodeling magazine, was a staggering $54,000; even a minor improvement cost on average $18,000.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

They range from minor cases of deliberate damaging of things to much more serious offenses, such as car accidents involving drunk drivers or bank robberies but Florence has to report all of these violations from the thief who took typewriters from every unlock room in the dormitory to the thief who stole one million dollars worth of art work from the university museum.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

So, children with minor self-control problems were likely as adults to have minor health problems, and so on.

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

The average budget for a "major" kitchen overhaul in 2006, calculates Remodeling magazine, was a staggering $54, 000; even a "minor" improvement cost on average$18, 000.

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

The reality is, taking one's phone out at the wrong time is worse than belching because, unlike other minor offense, checking tech is contagious.

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors, as the costs of even a minor slipup can be significant.

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

a minor road

小路

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minor injuries

轻伤

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to undergo minor surgery

做小手术

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youths imprisoned for minor offences

因犯轻罪而被关押的年轻人

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There may be some minor changes to the schedule.

时间安排也许会有些小小的变动。

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Women played a relatively minor role in the organization.

在这个组织中，妇女发挥着相对次要的作用。

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the key of C minor

C小调

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It is an offence to serve alcohol to minors.

向未成年人提供含酒精的饮料是违法的。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Sarah had been plagued continually by a series of minor illnesses...

萨拉一直小病缠身。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

His mother had to go to the hospital for minor surgery.

他母亲得去医院做一个小手术。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the unfinished sonata movement in F minor.

未完成的F小调奏鸣曲乐章

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The approach has virtually ended cigarette sales to minors.

这个方法实际上杜绝了向未成年人出售香烟的现象。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I'm minoring in computer science.

我辅修计算机科学。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I prefer to read rather than sit idle.

我宁愿读书而不愿闲坐着.

期刊摘选

The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.

年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色.

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This cream can be used to treat sundry minor injuries.

这种药膏可用来治各种轻伤.

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Let's focus our attention on the main problem and not get bogged down in minor issues.

抓主要问题,不要被枝节问题牵掣住.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

These are the major and minor premises on which the conclusion is based.

这是这个结论所依据的前提.

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Twenty yuan was all spent on minor purchases.

20块钱全零用掉了.

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There are many minor and obscure poets in the age of Elizabeth.

伊丽莎白时代有许多不知名的诗人.

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