单词 | minus |
释义 | minus /muy"neuhs/, prep. 1. less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four. 2. lacking or without: a book minus its title page. adj. 3. involving or noting subtraction. 4. algebraically negative: a minus quantity. 5. less than; just below in quality: to get a C minus on a test. 6. Informal. having negative qualities or characteristics; inferior. 7. Mycol. (in heterothallic fungi) designating, in the absence of morphological differentiation, one of the two strains of mycelia that unite in the sexual process. n. 8. See minus sign. 9. a minus quantity. 10. a deficiency or loss. 11. Informal. a person or thing with no apparent abilities, usefulness, etc.: The last applicant was a definite minus. [1300-50; ME < L, neut. of minor less; see MINOR] |
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