of a minimum amount, quantity, or degree; negligible 最小的;尽可能少的;最低限度的;可略而不计的 a minimal amount of information. 极少量的信息。 production costs are minimal. 生产成本极低。
(Art)characterized by the use of simple or primary forms or structures, especially geometric or massive ones (艺术)极简抽象艺术的 ■(Music)characterized by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases (乐)极简的(指短小乐句不断重复并逐渐变化)
(Linguistics)(of a pair of forms) distinguished by only one feature (语言学)最小差别的
派生 minimally adverb 语源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin minimus 'smallest' + -al