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minor是在一個群體或者一種情況下，與其他比起來“不重要的、不嚴重的、次要的”，解釋為Youuseminorwhenyouwanttodescribesomethingthatislessimportant,serious,orsignificantthanotherthingsinagrouporsituation.。它常常用在名詞前。如：aminorroadeginthecountry輔助道路（如郊野的minorrepairsalterationsetcaminoroperationieonethatdoesnotriskthepatient'slifeminorinjuriesburnsfracturesetcaminorpart/roleinaplayminorpoetsIfyoudescribesomethingastrivial,youthinkthatitisunimportantandnottrivialtobotherabout/worryabout/mention/makeafussabout。如：atrivialmistakelossoffenceraisetrivialobjectionstosomething對某事物提出小小不言的意Thedirectortriedtowaveasidetheseissuesastrivialdetailsthatcouldbepetty常常用來表達不滿或者，尤其用來不太嚴重的罪行和“輕微的、無足輕重的”。解釋為Youcanusepettytodescribethingssuchasproblems,rules,orargumentswhichyouthinkareunimportantorrelatetounimportantthings.。如：pettydetailspettyqueriesregulationstroublesHewasmiserableallthetimeandrowswouldstartoverpettythings.他總是insignificant比較正式，常常用于語中，指的是“小的、不重要的、價值不大的”。解釋為Somethingthatisinsignificantisunimportant,especiallybecauseitisverysmall.。它可以用來形容某一個人，表示此人看起來或者覺得自己似乎不重要或者沒有。notinsignificant是很正式的用法，aninsignificant-lookinglittlemanwhoturnedouttobethemanagingdirector一個其貌不揚的，原來卻是總經(jīng)理In1949Bonnwasasmall,insignificantcity.時還是個無足輕unimportant尤其用于語種，指某事或者不重要，或者不大、效果不好、價值不大，因此不值得認真對待，解釋為Ifyoudescribesomethingorsomeoneasunimportant,youmeanthattheydonothavemuchinfluenceeffectorvalueandarethereforenotworthseriousconsideration.Itwasanunimportantjobandpaidverylittle...Whentheyhadmarried,sixyearsbefore,thedifferenceintheirageshadseemedunimportant.他們6年前結(jié)婚時，的差距似乎并不重要。Inhissurveyofyoungadultswithatleastsomecollegeexperience,hedistinguishesthreemajorgroups:sprinters,wanderers,andstragglers.在他對至少有些大學經(jīng)驗的年輕人的中他劃分出3個主要群體短跑 Whatdistinguishesthe“sprinters,”whostartclimbingthecareerladderquickly,accordingtoSelingo,is