['lesə]
lesser
a. 较少的,较小的,次要的

例句与用法:

  1. The case has been remitted from the appeal court to a lesser tribunal.
    此案已由上诉法庭转给下级法庭处理.
  2. She has also been affected, but to a lesser degree.
    她也受到波及,但程度较轻。
  3. He is stubborn, and so is she, but to a lesser degree.
    他很固执,她也固执,不过程度轻些。
  4. This is the lesser evil of the two.
    这是两种弊病中较轻的。

英英解释:

形容词 lesser:

  1. of less size or importance
  2. smaller in size or amount or value

形容词 less:

  1. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
  2. 同义词:less
  3. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
  4. 同义词:less
  5. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
  6. 同义词:less