英语词汇“minimal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Minimal means the smallest possible, or the least — as in, "She passed the test with minimal studying." Minimal can also mean simple, as in "The apartment had a minimal decor scheme: white walls, no art, a simple black couch."

When there is "minimal supervision" at a slumber party, few grownups are present. When you spend the "minimal amount of money" on a trip, you won't be staying at the Ritz. If you grew up with minimal contact with one of your parents, you barely saw or spoke to them. If you like to keep things simple, you might call yourself a minimalist, or a believer in minimalism.

WORD FAMILY

minimal: minimalism, minimally+/minimalism: minimalist/minimalist: minimalists

USAGE EXAMPLES

But, he said, the risk of moisturizing is minimal.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

“I don’t like the variety of the way it reacts with some people and how it’s minimal with others,” he said.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

These were all small studies, involving few patients, over short periods of time, with minimal overall changes.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

adj the least possible

needed to enforce minimal standards
her grades were minimal
a minimal charge for the service

Syn|Ant

minimum
borderline, marginal

of questionable or minimal quality

negligible

so small as to be meaningless; insignificant

nominal, token, tokenish

insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)

stripped, stripped-down

having only essential or minimal features

maximal, maximum

the greatest or most complete or best possible

supreme

greatest or maximal in degree; extreme

单词	minimal
释义	minimal (once / 2301 pages) adj Minimal means the smallest possible, or the least — as in, "She passed the test with minimal studying." Minimal can also mean simple, as in "The apartment had a minimal decor scheme: white walls, no art, a simple black couch." When there is "minimal supervision" at a slumber party, few grownups are present. When you spend the "minimal amount of money" on a trip, you won't be staying at the Ritz. If you grew up with minimal contact with one of your parents, you barely saw or spoke to them. If you like to keep things simple, you might call yourself a minimalist, or a believer in minimalism. WORD FAMILY minimal: minimalism, minimally+/minimalism: minimalist/minimalist: minimalists USAGE EXAMPLES But, he said, the risk of moisturizing is minimal. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “I don’t like the variety of the way it reacts with some people and how it’s minimal with others,” he said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) These were all small studies, involving few patients, over short periods of time, with minimal overall changes. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) adj the least possible needed to enforce minimal standards her grades were minimal a minimal charge for the service Syn\|Ant minimum borderline, marginal of questionable or minimal quality negligible so small as to be meaningless; insignificant nominal, token, tokenish insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal) stripped, stripped-down having only essential or minimal features maximal, maximum the greatest or most complete or best possible supreme greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
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