very small in size or amount; as small as possible 极小的;极少的;最小的 The work was carried out at minimal cost. 这项工作是以最少的开销完成的。 There's only a minimal amount of risk involved. 所冒的风险极小。 The damage to the car was minimal. 汽车受到的损坏很小。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMinimal is used with these nouns:- amount
- chance
- change
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin minimus ‘smallest’ + -al.