lesser 英 [ˈlesə(r)] 　 美 [ˈlɛsɚ]

lesser

lesser　 英 [ˈlesə(r)] 美 [ˈlɛsɚ]

adj. 较少的；次要的；更小的　 adv. 较少地；更小地；不及　

Because we see the second request as a lesser burden—and therefore a favor to us—we are likely to give in out of perceived obligation.　因为我们把第二个请求看成较小的负担，于我们是个恩惠，所以我们很有可能出于意识到的责任而屈服。
For example, now that I want to write an average of a new article a day, I need to learn to maintain/increase the same quality of writing as before, while writing in lesser time.　例如，现在我想要平均每天写一篇新文章，我需要像以前一样学会保持/增加同样的写作质量，却用较少的时间写作。

  • Use the adjective lesser to describe something that's smaller than or inferior to something else. A lesser singer might sound fine in the context of a large chorus, but a solo performance could be tricky.
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  • adj. 较少的；次要的；更小的
  • adv. 较少地；更小地；不及

  • 1. Because we see the second request as a lesser burden—and therefore a favor to us—we are likely to give in out of perceived obligation.

    因为我们把第二个请求看成较小的负担，于我们是个恩惠，所以我们很有可能出于意识到的责任而屈服。

  • 2. For example, now that I want to write an average of a new article a day, I need to learn to maintain/increase the same quality of writing as before, while writing in lesser time.

    例如，现在我想要平均每天写一篇新文章，我需要像以前一样学会保持/增加同样的写作质量，却用较少的时间写作。

  • 3. In a 110-page manual he gives his patients, he has them select a nightmare they want to transform into a dream of lesser intensity.

    在他给病人的一本110页的手册中，他让他们选择一个他们想要将其转化成不那么紧张的梦境的噩梦。

  • lesser (adj.) early 13c., a double comparative, from less (adj.) + -er (2). Johnson calls it "a barbarous corruption of less, formed by the vulgar from the habit of terminating comparatives in -er." As an adverb from 1590s; now generally poetic or obsolete except in expression lesser-known (1813).
less·er / ˈlesə(r) ; NAmE ˈlesər / adjective [only before noun ] 1 not as great in size, amount or importance as sth/sb else 较小的；较少的；次要的 ◆ people of lesser importance 次要人物 ◆ They were all involved to a greater or lesser degree (= some were more involved than others). 他们或多或少都受到了牵连。 ◆ The law was designed to protect wives, and, to a lesser extent, children. 这条法律是为了保护妻子，其次是保护子女。 ◆ He was encouraged to plead guilty to the lesser offence. 有人怂恿他供认犯了那个较轻的罪行。 2 used in the names of some types of animals, birds and plants which are smaller than similar kinds （用于比同类小的动植物名称）小 OPP greater ▶ less·er adverb ◆ one of the lesser-known Caribbean islands 加勒比海不甚知名的岛屿之一 IDIOM the ˌlesser of two ˈevils | the ˌlesser ˈevil the less unpleasant of two unpleasant choices 两害相权之轻者 less·er / ˈlesə(r) ; NAmE ˈlesər /
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