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not very large, important or serious 較小的；次要的；輕微的 The new plan involves widening a minor road through the valley. 新規劃包括拓寬一條穿過山谷的小路。 Both the driver and the passenger suffered minor injuries. 司機和乘客兩人都受了輕傷。 You may need to undergo minor surgery. 你也許得做個小手術。 Most of these youths are in prison for minor offences. 這些年輕人大多因輕罪入獄。 minor modifications/adjustments 微小的修改/調整 There may be some minor changes to the schedule. 時間安排上也許會有些微的變動。 Women played a relatively minor role in the organization. 在這個組織中，婦女發揮着相對次要的作用。 The minor characters in the story are all well drawn. 故事中的次要人物都畫得很好。 When you drive a classic car, you expect a few minor problems. 當你開一輛老爺車的時候，你會想到一些小問題。
Homophones miner | minorminer minor- miner noun
He started work as a coal miner at 14. 他14歲開始做煤礦工人。
- minor adjective
The novel is now regarded as a minor classic. 這部小說現在被視爲次要經典。
- minor noun
She arrived in the country as an unaccompanied minor. 她作爲無人陪伴的未成年人來到這個國家。
Extra ExamplesThat's a relatively minor matter. We can leave it till later. 相對來說那是件小事，我們可以留待以後解決。 This is a very minor operation and there is very little risk involved. 這是個很小的手術，沒有什麽風險。 A minor snag is that it's expensive. 一個小問題就是價格太高。 His only injuries were some minor scratches above his eye. 他僅在眼睛上方有些輕微的擦傷。 Minor skirmishes broke out all along the border. 邊界多處爆發了小規模戰鬥。 The CD contains a number of delightful short pieces by minor composers. 這張光碟内有幾首由不太出名的作曲家創作的歡快的短曲。 The letter's survival is something of a minor miracle. 這封信能保存下來，可以說是個小小的奇迹。 These are minor quibbles in a film that really works for me. 在一部真正適合我的電影中，這些都是小問題。 Adverse weather had been a minor inconvenience at times. 惡劣的天氣有時是個小麻煩。 In many ways this film is a minor miracle. 這部電影在許多方面都是一個小奇迹。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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music 音樂 based on a scale in which the third note is a semitone / half step higher than the second note 小調的；小音階的 the key of C minor C 小調
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin, ‘smaller, less’; related to minuere ‘lessen’. The term originally denoted a Franciscan friar, suggested by the Latin name Fratres Minores (‘Lesser Brethren’), chosen by St Francis for the order.