1 not very big, serious or important (when compared with others) 较小的;程度较轻的;次要的:
It's only a minor problem. Don't worry.这只是个小问题,不用担心。She's gone into hospital for a minor operation.她进了医院接受小手术。 [OPP] major 反义词为major
2 of one of the two types of key¹(4) in which music is usually written (音乐)小调的:
a symphony in F minorF小调交响曲☞Look at major. 参看major。
minor²
/ˈmaɪnə(r) ||; ˈmaɪnɚ/noun
[C] (used in law) a person who is not legally an adult (用于法律)未成年的人
In Britain you are a minor until you are eighteen when you come of age. 在英国,minor指未满十八岁的少年。