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n. 较少, 较小 a. 少的, 小的 adv. 较少, 较小, 较差 [计] 最低成本估算与调度法

发音

UK /lɛs/
US /lɛs/

词形变化

lesses 三单 lessing 现在分词 lessed 过去式 lessed 过去分词

别名

lesse

教材释义与例句

名词

较少；较小

形容词

较少的；较小的

副词

较少地；较小地；更小地

not so much or to a smaller degree

介词

减去

taking away or not including a particular amount

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A smaller amount or quantity.

    不可数

    Less is better.

    I have less to do today than yesterday.

v.
  1. 1.

    To make less; to lessen.

    古体

    1386-90, Gower, Confessio Amantis What he will make lesse, he lesseth.

    The protracted term of life, and the lingering illness through which this gentleman had passed, had neither impaired the original vigour of his mind, nor lessed the uncommon warmth of his affections.

  2. 1.

    Alternative form of let's.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Lesser; smaller.

    古体
adv. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    comparative degree of little

    I slept even less last night than I did the night before.

    I like him less each time I see him.

    All my cares grew less until completely gone.

  2. 2.

    Used for constructing syntactic diminutive comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.

    Randal is less welcome than Rachel but as her spouse we should invite them both.

    This gadget is less useful than I expected.

    I'm not any less happy for being on my own.

  3. 3.

    To a smaller extent or degree.

    更少

    不太

    不那么

    The grammar book was less than (that is, not at all) helpful.

    That this is a positive one makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.

det. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    comparative form of little: more little; of inferior size, degree or extent; smaller, lesser.

  2. 2.

    A smaller amount of; not as much.

    No less than eight pints of beer.

    I have less tea than coffee.

    You have even less sense than an inanimate object.

  3. 3.

    Fewer; a smaller number of.

    There are less people here now.

    Now there are three less green bottles hanging on the wall.

prep.
  1. 1.

    Minus; not including

    It should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business.

conj.
  1. 1.

    unless

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词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

more

近义相关 1

inferior

参见 2

little slight
副词

反义词 1

more

相关短语

nothing less than 和...一模一样, 完全是... none the less 依然 more or less 或多或少 much less 更不 less than [计] 小于 less than three less is more 少即是多 less than threes less than threeing less than threed less and less 越来越少 less so less than truckload a. (卡车)零担的 less than stellar

词源

Adverb From Middle English les, lesse, leasse, lasse, from Old English lǣs (“smaller, less”), from Proto-Germanic *laisiz, from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“to shrink, grow thin, be gentle”). Cognate with Old Frisian lēs (“less”), Old Saxon lēs (“less”). According to Kroonen (2013), from a northern Indo-European root Proto-Indo-European *leh₂is- or *leh₃is-, which he connects to Lithuanian liesas (“lean”). Determiner and preposition from Middle English lees, lesse, leasse, lasse, from Old English lǣssa (“less”), from Proto-Germanic *laisizan-, from Proto-Germanic *laisiz (“smaller, lesser, fewer, lower”) (see above). Cognate with Old Frisian lessa (“less”). Verb from Middle English lessen, from the determiner. Noun from Middle English lesse, from the determiner.

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