Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1912
Fully loadedminor
较小的;次要的;轻微的
Lesser or smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option.
- 1.
Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly
在重要性、大小、程度、严重性或意义上较小或较少
- 2.
Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option
在重要性、大小、程度、严重性或意义上较小或较少
在重要性、大小、程度、严重性或意义上较小或较少;较小的;二流的;未成年的
In use
She received a minor injury during the game.
The project faced only minor delays.
He is a minor character in the novel.
a minor ~
用于形容问题、伤害等不重要的事物。
It's a minor issue.
这是一个小问题。
be ~
作表语,表示某事不重要或程度低。
The difference is minor.
差别很小。
relatively ~
可用副词修饰,强调与其他事物比较。
The damage was relatively minor.
损失相对较小。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- minor injury
- 轻伤
- He suffered only minor injuries in the accident.他在事故中只受了轻伤。
- minor role
- 次要角色
- She played a minor role in the movie.她在这部电影中扮演了一个次要角色。
- minor detail
- 小细节
- Don't worry about the minor details.别担心这些琐碎的细节。
- minor offense
- 轻罪
- He was charged with a minor offense.他被指控犯有轻罪。
- minor key
- 小调
- The song is written in a minor key.这首歌是用小调写成的。
- minor league
- 小联盟
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆:minor 中的 'min' 像 mini(小),所以是较小的、次要的。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: academic, general issues, legal (minor offenses); note_zh: 通常用于描述重要性或规模较小的事物,多用于正式或日常场合。
Grammar Note
表示'次要的'时,常与to连用,如be minor to sth.
Pronunciation & Spelling
miner, liner, diner: 与 minor 押韵(均读作 /…aɪnər/),但拼写以 -er 结尾。major, actor, author: 皆含有 -or 结尾,但发音与 minor 不同,如 major 读作 /ˈmeɪdʒər/,actor 读作 /ˈæktər/,author 读作 /ˈɔːθər/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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