lesser

less, lesser

• i received less pay than he.
  我收的薪金比他少。
• i want less sugar for my coffee.
  我的咖啡要加少些糖。
• these days，i eat less rice than i used to.
  近来我吃饭比以前少。

• i prefer a lesser amount of meat.
  我选择较少量的肉食。
• rice and wheat are two staple foods in china．in the north，rice is the lesser of the two.
  米和小麦是中国的两种主要食粮。在北方，米较小麦为次要。

形容词 lesser:

1. of less size or importance
2. smaller in size or amount or value

形容词 less:

1. (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
   同义词：less
2. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
   同义词：less
3. (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
   同义词：less

1. The case has been remitted from the appeal court to a lesser tribunal.
   此案已由上诉法庭转给下级法庭处理。
2. She has also been affected, but to a lesser degree.
   她也受到波及，但程度较轻。
3. He is stubborn, and so is she, but to a lesser degree.
   他很固执，她也固执，不过程度轻些。
4. This is the lesser evil of the two.
   这是两种弊病中较轻的。

less.er

adj.（形容词）
little的比较级
Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things:
较小的，更少的，次要的：在数量、价值或重要性等方面较小的，尤其指两件东西（事情）比较而言：
例句：
chose the lesser evil.
选择两者中较小者

Of a smaller size than other, similar forms:
较小的：比其他相似的形式尺寸上更小的：
例句：
the lesser anteater.
小型食蚁动物

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from lesse [less] * see less
源自 lesse [更小的，更少的] *参见 less