| 词汇 | minor |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1212, from L. minor "lesser, smaller, junior," formed as a masc./fem. of minus on the mistaken assumption that minus was a neut. comparative (see minus), from PIE base *min- "small" (cf. L. minuere, Gk. minythein, O.E. minsian "to diminish," Skt. miyate "diminishes, declines," Rus. men'she "less"). Some Eng. usages are via O.Fr. menor, from L. minor. Meaning "under-age" (adj.) is from 1579; the noun meaning "under-aged person" is from 1612. The musical sense is from 1694. In U.S. colleges and universities, "subject of study with fewer credits than a major," it is attested from 1890. In the baseball sense, minor league is from 1884; the figurative extension is first recorded 1926. 词根记忆： a. 较小的,较小的n.兼修学科v.(in)兼修No minors.未成年者免入. a. 较小的;较少的(min+or)[mini,min=small,表示"小"] 词根词缀： minor minor a 较小的,较少的(min+or) mini,min=small,表示”小” minister n 仆人,部长(mini+ster=小人=古代大臣称自己是”小人”=部长,大臣) administer v 管理,治理(ad+minister=做部长=管理) administration n 行政,管理(administer+ation) minify v 使…缩小(mini+ify=使…小) minim n 微量,小量(mini+m) minimize v 使缩小到最少(minim+ize=使缩小) miniature n 小型物,雏形(mini+ature东西=小东西) diminish v 减少,缩小(di向下+min+ish=小下去=缩小) minor a 较小的,较少的(min+or) minority n 少数,未成年(minor小或少+ity=少的状态=少数) minus v 减去(min+us=变少=减去) minute n 一分钟a. 微小的,细微的(min+ute) minutia n 细微末节(minute小+ia=小事件=琐事) minuscule a极小的(min+uscule表形容词或名词=小的=极小的) |
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