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lesser/ˈlesə(r) ||; ˈlɛsɚ/adj adv(only before a noun 只用于名词前) not as great/much as 不如…那么大或多: ◇he is guilty and so, to a lesser extent, is his wife. 他有罪，他妻子也有罪，只不过程度比他轻。◇a lesser-known artist 比较不知名的画家 the lesser of two evils the better of two bad things 两害之较轻者 less·er /`lɛsə; ˈlesə/adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前] 1. formal not as large or important as something else 【正式】 更小［少］的; 次要的:◇a lesser sum 较小的金额 2. the lesser of two evils the less unpleasant or harmful of two bad choices 两害之较轻者 3. lesser known not as well known as others 较不闻名的:◇a lesser known french poet 不甚知名的法国诗人 |