minus

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈmaɪ.nəs]
• 美式音标 [ˈmaɪ.nəs]
• 国际音标 ['mainəs]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• prep. 减，减去；零下；（非正式）无，欠缺（曾经有过的东西）
• n. 减号，负号；（非正式）负数，负值；（非正式）缺点，不足
• adj. 减的；（尤指温度）负的，零下的；负面的；略低的；阴性的
• n. (Minus) （美、俄、英）米纳斯（人名）

词源解说

• 15世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的minor，意为负的，减去。

词根记忆

• min(小的) + us→把东西变小(的符号)→减号；减(去)
• min(小) + us→减小→减法
• min(看作mini，小的) + us→把东西变小→减去

同根派生

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英汉例句

用作介词 (prep.)

• He emerged minus his hat.
  他露面时头上没有戴帽子。

用作名词 (n.)

• The plus sign is used in addition and the minus is used in subtraction.
  加号用于加法; 减号用于减法。

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语: ～+ n.

• Twelve from ten equals minus two.10
  减去12等于负2。

n. +～

• I got a B for my last essay, but only a B minus for this one.
  我上一篇作文得了个B,但这一篇只得B-。

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词组短语

用作名词 (n.)

～+介词

• the minus of moving house 搬家的弊端

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• minus electricity 负电
• minus quantity 负量

短语

• Privilegium Minus 小特权
• minus lenses 负透镜
• Major Minus 祈望;恶棍;最大的缺点
• minus infinity [数]负无穷大;[数]负无限大

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• reduced by a stated number
• (DISADVANTAGE) a disadvantage or a bad feature
• (SUBTRACTION) the (-) sign, written between two numbers to show that the second number should be taken away from the first, or in front of one number to show that it has a value of less than 0
• (SUBTRACTION) A minus number or amount is less than zero.
• (DISADVANTAGE) used to describe a disadvantage or bad point

柯林斯英英字典

• You use minus to show that one number or quantity is being subtracted from another.
• Minus before a number or quantity means that the number or quantity is less than zero.
• Teachers use minus in grading work in schools and colleges. "B minus" is not as good as "B," but is a better grade than "C."
• To be minus something means not to have that thing.
• A minus is a disadvantage.

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专业释义

生物学

• 负型的
• 负型

数学

• 减
• 负号
• 负数
• 减号

动力与电气工程

• 负电的；阴性的

计算机科学技术

• 减号
• 负号