/ˈlesə(r) ||; ˈlɛsɚ/adj adv(only
before a noun 只用于名词前) not as great/much as 不如…那么大或多:
He is guilty and so, to a lesser extent, is his wife. 他有罪，他妻子也有罪，只不过程度比他轻。a lesser-known artist 比较不知名的画家 the lesser of two evils the better of two bad things 两害之较轻者