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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   minor

   • IPA[ˈmīnər]

   美式

   • adj.
     lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance；(of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth.
   • n.
     a person under the age of full legal responsibility；a minor key, interval, or scale.
   • v.
     study or qualify in as a subsidiary subject at college or university

   • noun: minor, plural noun: minors

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance minor alterations 同義詞 slight, small, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, ... 更多inconsiderable, of little account, peripheral, subsidiary, negligible, trivial, trifling, paltry, petty, footling, nickel-and-dime, informalpiffling, piddling, little known, unknown, lesser, unimportant, insignificant, obscure, lightweight, subordinate, minor-league, informalsmall-time, penny-ante, two-bit, picayune, bush-league反義詞 major, important, considerable
   • 2. (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth.
   • ▪ (of an interval) characteristic of a minor scale and less by a semitone than the equivalent major interval the E flat clarinet sounds a minor third higher than the written notes
   • ▪ (of a key or mode) based on a minor scale and tending to produce a sad or pensive effect Concerto in A minor
   • 3. (of a term) occurring as the subject of the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.
   • ▪ (of a premise) containing the minor term in a categorical syllogism.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a person under the age of full legal responsibility the court would take account of the minor's wishes
   • 2. a minor key, interval, or scale.
   • ▪ a system of change-ringing using six bells.
   • 3. North American the minor leagues in a particular professional sport, especially baseball he's been pitching in the minors for six years
   • 4. North American a college student's subsidiary subject or area of concentration a minor in American Indian studies
   • 5. a minor term or premise.
   • 6. short for minor suit

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. North American study or qualify in as a subsidiary subject at college or university Clark had minored in Animal Science

   片語

   • in a minor key