一、详细释义:


adj.

最低的,最小的,极少的


例句:

Fortunately, the storm only did minimal damage to the crops.

幸好,暴风雨对农作物只造成很小的损失。


例句:

There is a minimal quantity of imperfection in the batch.

这批产品的残次品极少。


二、词义辨析:


marginal,minor,negligible,minimal

这些形容词均含“不重要的,次要的”之意。 marginal指处于边缘,幅度、范围小,故价值或重要性不大。 minor多指与别的比较后显得不重要,或指较少、较小。 negligible指数量小,不重要,微不足道或可忽略不计。 minimal指最少、最低或最小。


三、相关短语:


minimal brain damage

轻微脑功能损伤


四、参考例句:


No (or minimal) ego.

谦虚(至少不自大)。


A minimal error results in wild divergence.

差之毫厘,谬以千里。


The net effect of immigration is minimal.

移民产生的净影响是最小的。


Fortunately, the storm only did minimal damage to the crops.

幸好,暴风雨对农作物只造成很小的损失。


There is a minimal quantity of imperfection in the batch.

这批产品的残次品极少。


The crimp shall be generally symmetrical with minimal burrs.

通常卷边应与最少毛边对称。


Our ambitions are to bash out products with minimal fuss.

我们的目标就是尽可能省劲儿地大量供应产品。


We stayed with friends, so our expenses were minimal.

我们住在朋友家,所以我们的花费很小。


The work was carried out at minimal cost.

这项工作是以最少的开销完成的。


Seasonality or economic cycles will have minimal impact on secular trends.

季节性或经济周期两者对长期趋势的影响都不大。