minimal

minimal
adjective
  1. 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。
  2. (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)
  3. (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
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Latin minimus 'smallest' + -al
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