
英:/'ˈlesər/ 美:/'ˈlesər/
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adj. 较少的;次要的;更小的
adv. 较少地;更小地;不及
n. (Lesser)人名;(英、德)莱塞
I prefer the lesser one of the two vases.
我喜欢这两个花瓶中较小的一个。
We usually don't consider such lesser conditions.
我们通常不会考虑这种次要的条件。
Do you know the difference between greater celandine and lesser celandine.
你知道大白屈菜和小白屈菜的区别吗?
Our galaxy is so huge that dozens of lesser galaxies scamper about it, like moons orbiting a giant planet.
我们的银河系实在庞大,吸引着数十个较小的星系环绕着它奔跑,恰似环绕巨大行星旋转的卫星。
People voted for him as the lesser of two evils.
人们投票选他只是出于两害相权取其轻罢了。
Students played the lesser parts and sang in the chorus.
学生们扮演了一些次要角色,并参加了合唱团的演唱。
He was encouraged to plead guilty to the lesser offence.
有人怂恿他供认犯了那个较轻的罪行。
They pleaded guilty to lesser charges of criminal damage.
他们对较轻的刑事伤害罪的指控服罪。
to a lesser extent
在较小程度上
adj.|fewer/smaller/secondary/supporting/minor;较少的;次要的;更小的
"lesser" 是一个英语形容词和副词,其核心含义是“较小的;次要的;程度较轻的”。它主要用于比较两个事物,表示其中一个在程度、重要性、规模或价值上低于另一个。
以下是其详细解释:
作为形容词 (Adjective):
We chose the lesser of two evils.
(我们选择了两害相权中较轻的那个。)He is considered a lesser artist compared to his mentor.
(与他导师相比,他被认为是一位次要的艺术家。)The disease can also affect lesser mammals.
(这种疾病也会影响一些次要的哺乳动物。)This is a matter of lesser importance.
(这是一个次要问题。)作为副词 (Adverb):
He was lesser known than his brother.
(他不如他兄弟出名。) (修饰形容词 known)She feared him lesser after getting to know him.
(了解他之后,她没那么怕他了。) (修饰动词 feared)关键点
I need less sugar in my coffee.
(我咖啡里需要少放点糖。) - 限定词She works less than she used to.
(她工作得比以前少了。) - 副词引用参考:
(注:以上链接为相关词典的标准有效链接,指向其 "lesser" 词条页面。)
以下是关于lesser 的详细解释,综合多个权威词典信息整理:
形容词(adj.)
副词(adv.)
如需更多例句或用法对比,可参考上述来源中的柯林斯、新东方等词典内容。
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