lesser-known

IPA/ˌles.əˈnəʊn/
IPA/ˌles.ɚˈnoʊn/

lesser-known — 形容詞

1. describes a person, place, thing, or topic that fewer people know about than ano

1.形容詞B2
釋義

較不知名

與更有名者相比，知道的人較少

describes a person, place, thing, or topic that fewer people know about than another one being compared with.

例句

The guidebook highlights lesser-known beaches on the quiet side of Okinawa.

那本旅遊指南特別介紹沖繩較不知名的海灘。

attributive: lesser-known + noun

During the tour, we visited a lesser-known museum near the old station.

導覽期間，我們參觀了舊車站附近一間較不知名的博物館。

常見搭配
  • lesser-known author
  • lesser-known museum
  • lesser-known beach
  • lesser-known route
  • lesser-known side of history
同義詞
  • little-known

    the closest neutral synonym; often interchangeable, but usually a little more common in everyday writing

  • obscure

    stronger and sometimes more literary; can suggest something is hard to notice or not widely discussed

  • under-the-radar

    informal; emphasizes that people have not paid much attention to it yet

反義詞
  • well-known

    the direct opposite for people or things recognized by many people

  • famous

    stronger than 'lesser-known'; suggests very wide public recognition

文法句型

lesser-known + noun

用法筆記

Mostly used before a noun. The comparison is usually with a more famous or more widely recognized person, place, or work, even when that better-known alternative is not named directly.

常見錯誤

It is an unknown museum near the station.
It is a lesser-known museum near the station.
'unknown' suggests people do not know it at all; 'lesser-known' means it is simply less familiar than better-known places.
She studied a less-known painter from Peru.
She studied a lesser-known painter from Peru.
In standard English, the fixed compound adjective is usually 'lesser-known'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • lesser-known author
  • lesser-known museum
  • lesser-known route
  • lesser-known band
  • lesser-known fact

常用片語

  • one of the lesser-known...
  • a lesser-known side of...
  • a lesser-known version of...

介系詞搭配

  • lesser-known than