lesser
英 ['les?]
美['l?s?]
- adj. 较少的；次要的；更小的
- adv. 较少地；更小地；不及
- n. (Lesser)人名；(英、德)莱塞
词组搭配
the lesser evil (或 the lesser of two evils)
the less harmful or unpleasant of two bad choices or possibilities
两害之较轻者；两种不愉快中较小者
authoritarianism may seem a lesser evil than abject poverty.
独裁统治看上去可能不如赤贫可怕。