minor /ˈmaɪnə/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ You use minor when you want to describe something that is less important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation. 次要的

  例：

  She is known in Italy for a number of minor roles in films.

  她因担任电影中一些配角而闻名意大利。

• 2. 

  ADJ A minor illness or operation is not likely to be dangerous to someone's life or health. 不严重的

  例：

  Sarah had been plagued continually by a series of minor illnesses since her mid teens.

  自从十四五岁起萨拉就一直小病不断。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A minor is a person who is still legally a child. In most states in the United States, people are minors until they reach the age of eighteen. 未成年者

  例：

  The approach has virtually ended cigarette sales to minors.

  这一作法实际上已经终止了向未成年人出售香烟。

• 4. 

  ADJ A minor scale is one in which the third note is three semitones higher than the first. 小调的

  例：

  ...the unfinished sonata movement in F minor.

  …未完成的F小调奏鸣曲乐章。