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单词 lesser
释义

lesser

音标['les?]

汉语翻译

a. 较少的, 较小的, 次要的

词意辨析:

less, lesser
这两个词都是little的比较级,都可指“较少”或“较小”。less偏重于“not so much”的意思,lesser偏重于“not so great或smaller、minor、lower”的意思。它们都可用于数量、重量、程度、重要性、价值等方面,但在用法及跟其他词语搭配上有很大不同,二者不能互换。
less: 所修饰的名词是不可数的,且没有冠词在前;less可带than,并指二者或多于二者的比较;
  • i received less pay than he.
    我收的薪金比他少。
  • i want less sugar for my coffee.
    我的咖啡要加少些糖。
  • these days,i eat less rice than i used to.
    近来我吃饭比以前少。

lesser: 不用than,而用of,并只限于二者的比较;涉及程度、价值、重要性等方面时,一般用lesser(指 smaller,not so great,minor,lower)。
  • i prefer a lesser amount of meat.
    我选择较少量的肉食。
  • rice and wheat are two staple foods in china.in the north,rice is the lesser of the two.
    米和小麦是中国的两种主要食粮。在北方,米较小麦为次要。

英语解释:

形容词 lesser:

  1. of less size or importance
  2. smaller in size or amount or value

形容词 less:

  1. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
    同义词:less
  2. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
    同义词:less
  3. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
    同义词:less

例句:

  1. The case has been remitted from the appeal court to a lesser tribunal.
    此案已由上诉法庭转给下级法庭处理。
  2. She has also been affected, but to a lesser degree.
    她也受到波及,但程度较轻。
  3. He is stubborn, and so is she, but to a lesser degree.
    他很固执,她也固执,不过程度轻些。
  4. This is the lesser evil of the two.
    这是两种弊病中较轻的。

详细解释:


less.er

adj.(形容词)
little的比较级
Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things:
较小的,更少的,次要的:在数量、价值或重要性等方面较小的,尤其指两件东西(事情)比较而言:
例句:
chose the lesser evil.
选择两者中较小者

Of a smaller size than other, similar forms:
较小的:比其他相似的形式尺寸上更小的:
例句:
the lesser anteater.
小型食蚁动物


来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from lesse [less] * see less
源自 lesse [更小的,更少的] *参见 less


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