音标：['lesә] ；柯林斯词典等级：2 级；

a. 较少的, 较小的, 次要的

a. of less size or importance
s. smaller in size or amount or value

词性分布：

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lesser的用法和样例：

例句

用作形容词(adj.)

A third officer faces lesser charges.另外一名警员会面对较少的指控。
I was given the lesser sum of money.我得到较少的一份金钱。
The principles on which these judgments are based are binding on all lesser courts.以这些判决为基础确立的基本原则约束着所有较小的法院。
Courts and lesser moots are lengthy affairs, at which all interested parties haggle over points of contention.所有的党派为了自己的利益而争执不休的朝会和其他较小的会议总是冗长的。
TheOvermind ultimately directed the actions of every zerg creature in the Swarm,functioning through a hierarchy of lesser sentiences.主宰终级地指导群体里每个异形生物的行为，通过次要的知觉能力制度来运行。

词汇搭配

the lesser of two evils两种坏事中的较轻者...
little小的
Lesser Antilles小安的列斯群岛...
lesser horn小角
lesser flood小涨潮流
lesser curvature小弯
lesser spearwort小矛草
lesser wing小翼
lesser ebb小落潮流
lesser housefly小家厕蝇
lesser river小河
lesser omentum小网膜
lesser panda小熊猫
lesser hemlock小毒芹
lesser light水平较差的选手...
lesser circulation小循环,肺循环...

经典引文

The lesser functionaries of the camp to whom the commandant left the daily routine.
出自：A. Desai
Lesser men do that, who don't have the same sensitivities.
出自：F. Weldon
He did not call out, nor make any lesser sign of distress.
出自：Dennis Potter

【近义词】

minor轻微的
inferior较低的
side边
secondary次要的
junior资历较浅的
smaller较小的
low低的
slighter形容词slight的比较...
reduced减少的
less更少的

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