marginal, minor, negligible, minimal

名詞 minor:

1. a young person of either sex
   同義詞：child, kid, youngster, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling

形容詞 minor:

1. of lesser importance or stature or rank
2. lesser in scope or effect
3. inferior in number or size or amount
4. of a scale or mode
5. not of legal age
   同義詞：nonaged, underage
6. of lesser seriousness or danger
7. of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
8. of the younger of two boys with the same family name
9. warranting only temporal punishment
   同義詞：venial
10. limited in size or scope
    同義詞：modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

1. You should be thankful to have escaped/that you have escaped with only minor injuries.
   你僅受輕傷而脫險(xiǎn)，應(yīng)感到欣慰。
2. The plan was approved, with some minor modifications.
   那計(jì)畫已批準(zhǔn)，僅作了些許更動(dòng)。
3. I've made a few minor adjustments to the seating plan.
   我對(duì)座次表作了小小的調(diào)整。
4. He's prone to minor ailments.
   他動(dòng)不動(dòng)就生點(diǎn)小病。
5. A person such as a minor who have a right under the authority of a guardian.
   如一個(gè)未成年人的權(quán)利，他的權(quán)利受監(jiān)護(hù)人的管轄。
6. We can only make minor concessions, but it might break the deadlock.
   我們只能做些較小的讓步，但這就可能打破僵局。
7. I made minor alterations to the article.
   我對(duì)這篇文章作了小規(guī)模的修改。
8. She acted as a minor role in the play.
   她在劇中扮演了一個(gè)次要的角色。

mi.nor

adj.Abbr. min.（形容詞）縮寫 min.
Lesser or smaller in amount, extent, or size.
較小的，較少的：在數(shù)量、規(guī)?；虺叽缟陷^少或較小的
Lesser in importance, rank, or stature:
較低的：在重要性、級(jí)別或程度上較低的：
例句：
a minor politician.
二流政客

Lesser in seriousness or danger:
較輕微的：嚴(yán)重程度或危險(xiǎn)性上較輕的：
例句：
a minor injury.
輕傷

Law Being under legal age; not yet a legal adult.
【法律】 未成年的：在法定年齡以下的；尚未成為法律上認(rèn)可的成年人
Chiefly British Relating to or being the junior or younger of two pupils with the same surname.
【多用于英國】 較年少的：指同姓的兩個(gè)學(xué)生中年級(jí)較低或年齡較小的或與之有關(guān)的
Of or relating to a secondary area of academic specialization.
輔修的：學(xué)術(shù)專業(yè)上的第二個(gè)領(lǐng)域的
Logic Dealing with a more restricted category.
【邏輯學(xué)】 ?。?xiàng)）的；小前提的：與一個(gè)更嚴(yán)格的類別有關(guān)的
Music
【音樂】
Relating to or being a minor scale.
小調(diào)的，小音階的：小調(diào)音階的或與其有關(guān)的
Less in distance by a half step than the corresponding major interval.
半音的，短音程的：比相鄰兩個(gè)大調(diào)音階之間的音程少半階的
Based on a minor scale:
基于小調(diào)的，短音階的：基于小調(diào)音階之上的：
例句：
a minor key.
一個(gè)小調(diào)音

n.（名詞）
One that is lesser in comparison with others of the same class.
較小者：與其同類相比較少、較小、次要的人
Law One who has not reached full legal age.
【法律】 未成年人：未達(dá)到法定年齡的人

A secondary area of specialized academic study, requiring fewer courses or credits than a major.
輔修專業(yè)：學(xué)術(shù)研究的第二個(gè)特定領(lǐng)域，其要求的課程和學(xué)分比主修課要少
One studying in a secondary area of specialization:
輔修學(xué)生：學(xué)習(xí)第二專業(yè)的學(xué)生：
例句：
She is a chemistry minor.
她是化學(xué)專業(yè)的輔修學(xué)生

Logic
【邏輯學(xué)】
A minor premise.
小前提
A minor term.
小項(xiàng)
Music A minor key, scale, or interval.
【音樂】 小調(diào)音、短音階或短音程
minors Sports The minor leagues of a sport, especially baseball.
minors 【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 小棒球聯(lián)盟：一項(xiàng)體育運(yùn)動(dòng)的小型俱樂部聯(lián)合會(huì)，尤指棒球
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
mi..nored,mi..nor.ing,mi..nors
To pursue academic studies in a minor field:
輔修：在一輔修領(lǐng)域內(nèi)進(jìn)行學(xué)術(shù)研究：
例句：
minored in literature.
輔修文學(xué)

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Latin * see mei- 2
源自 拉丁語 *參見 mei- 2