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例句1. minor structural alterations
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|adjective|
1.(following a surname in public schools) indicating the younger of two brothers.
‘Smith _minor_ ’
‘Smith _minor_ wasn't quite seven then, and had only just been sent to school.’
2.(of a key or mode) based on a minor scale and tending to produce a sad or pensive effect.
‘Concerto in A _minor_ ’
‘Studies have proven that this system is clearly advantageous during the early stages of learning to sing in _minor_ keys.’
3.(of a premise) containing the minor term in a categorical syllogism.
‘But as with all syllogisms, the validity hinges on the major and _minor_ premises.’
‘Notice that the _minor_ premise of the syllogism above is only marginally contingent upon historical analysis.’
4.(of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth.
‘The fingering chart provided on page 111 fails to identify the _minor_ scale form being illustrated.’
‘Yet by bar 3, where the two basic scale-motifs are concatenated to form five notes of an A _minor_ scale, the tonality is in doubt.’
5.(of a term) occurring as the subject of the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.
‘where P, S, and M are the major, _minor_ , and middle terms of the syllogism.’
6.(of an interval) characteristic of a minor scale and less by a semitone than the equivalent major interval.
‘the E flat clarinet sounds a _minor_ third higher than the written notes’
‘If a major interval is made a half step smaller without changing its numerical name, it becomes a _minor_ interval.’
7.Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.
‘she requested a number of _minor_ alterations’
‘Another, about 20 percent of patients, will develop _minor_ depression.’
|noun|
1.A minor key, interval, or scale.
‘Themes initially stated in the major mode recur more strongly in the _minor_ .’
‘Each major key is followed by its parallel _minor_ .’
2.A minor term or premise.
‘This is called the fallacy of the illicit _minor_ .’
‘I prove the _minor_ , because your father is known by you and your father is the one approaching; hence, the one approaching is known by you.’
3.A person under the age of full legal responsibility.
‘the court would take account of the _minor_ 's wishes’
‘Yet, four centuries on, we are told that smoking among _minors_ , especially young girls, is on the increase.’
4.A small drab moth which has purplish caterpillars that feed on grass.
‘ _Minors_ and Rustics are extremely small and are often mistaken for micro moths, especially Pyralids.’
‘Some _Minors_ also fly in sunshine.’
5.A student’s subsidiary subject or course.
‘a _minor_ in American Indian studies’
‘He started college with the intent of majoring in soil science, with _minors_ in horticulture and arboriculture.’
6.A system of change-ringing using six bells.
‘Other terms for even numbers of bells include _Minor_ (6 bells), Major (8 bells), Royal (10 bells) and Maximus (12 bells).’
‘We ring whatever people ask for including Stedman Doubles, Crayford _Minor_ and Norwich Surprise _Minor_ .’
7.short for minor suit
‘a bid of two no trumps shows strength in the _minors_ ’
‘After a transfer into a _minor_ , the opener bids the shown _minor_ if he has at least high-honor-third in the suit.’
8.The minor leagues in baseball or American football.
‘Salinas was one of six teams in the _minors_ ’
‘He was able to get used to the pressure as a closer in college and the _minors_ instead of training for the job as a starter.’
|verb|
1.Study as or qualify in a subsidiary subject at college or university.
‘Clark had _minored_ in Animal Science’
‘‘It was just something that was very personal to me,’ says Johnson, who's double-majoring in pre-med and history and _minoring_ in Jewish studies.’
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