喜樂美語

The bigger / more important one of its kind — when you line things up, major points at the one that largest.

可以想成把同類的東西排成一排，再指向其中「比較大、比較重要」的那一個——major 的核心畫面比較像這種「同類裡偏大、偏重要」的感覺。形容詞用法直接是這個畫面；名詞的少校、主修、大聯盟，也都是各自領域裡那個「比較大、居於主位」的人或東西。

From the word’s history

From Latin 'maior', the comparative of 'magnus' (great) — literally 'greater'. This 'greater of two/of a kind' sense sits right under every modern use.

來自拉丁文 maior，是 magnus（大、偉大）的比較級，字面就是「比較大的那個」。這個「兩者或同類中比較大、比較重要」的意思，正好貫穿所有現代用法——不論是重大的後果，還是軍中、學業、棒球裡那個居於主位的角色。

etymonline.com/word/major (Latin maior, comparative of magnus 'great')

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複數 majors

意思相反

minorunimportantminorstrivialminor leaguessecondarysmallslight

原始詞典資料38 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Majorname

  • 1

    A surname.

  • 2

    An unincorporated community in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States.

  • 3

    A village in the Rural Municipality of Prairiedale, No. 321, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Majornoun

  • 1

    governmentmilitarypoliticsTitle for an army officer with the rank of major.

majoradj/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

  • 1

    Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.

    • The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.
  • 2

    Greater in number, quantity, or extent.

    • the major part of the assembly
    • The three major religions are Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
  • 3

    Notable or conspicuous in effect or scope.

    • The building underwent a major renovation.
    • Believing as he did that all differences of view, not only on questions of major principle and strategy but also in matters of organization, in the last resort 'reflected' class antagonisms […]
  • 4

    Prominent or significant in size, amount, or degree.

    • to earn some major cash
    • a major exhibition
  • 5

    medicinesciencesInvolving great risk, serious, life-threatening.

    • to suffer from a major illness
  • 6

    Of full legal age, having attained majority.

    • major children
  • 7

    educationOf or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.

  • 8

    entertainmentlifestylemusicHaving intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees. (of a scale)

    • major scale
另外 7 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    entertainmentlifestylemusicEquivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. (of an interval)

    • major third
  • 10

    entertainmentlifestylemusicEquivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. (of an interval)

    • major triad
  • 11

    entertainmentlifestylemusic(of a key) Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.

  • 12

    campanologyentertainmenthistoryBell changes rung on eight bells.

  • 13

    datedIndicating the elder of two brothers (or the eldest of three), appended to a surname in public schools.

  • 14

    human-scienceslogicmathematicsOccurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. (of a term)

  • 15

    human-scienceslogicmathematicsContaining the major term in a categorical syllogism. (of a premise)

majornoun/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

  • 1

    governmentmilitarypoliticsA rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.

    • He used to be a major in the army.
  • 2

    governmentmilitarypoliticsA rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.

  • 3

    A person of legal age.

  • 4

    campanologyentertainmenthistoryA system of change-ringing using eight bells.

  • 5

    A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than an indie.

    • At the end of last year, the band re-signed to XL for another three albums, despite being chased by majors that included Island, says manager Mike Champion of Midi Management.
  • 6

    educationThe principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.

    • Midway through his second year of college, he still hadn't chosen a major.
  • 7

    educationThe principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.

    • She is a math major.
  • 8

    ball-gamesfootballgamesA touchdown, or major score.

另外 3 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    A goal.

  • 10

    datedslangAn elder brother (especially at a public school).

  • 11

    biologyentomologynatural-sciencesA large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.

majorverb/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

  • 1

    Used in a phrasal verb: major in.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

  • major key
  • major interval
  • major scale
  • major term
  • major premise
  • major suit
  • mayor and mair

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。