minnow

minnow
noun
  1. a small freshwater Eurasian fish of the carp family, which typically forms large shoals
    (鱼岁),真(鱼岁)
  2. Phoxinus phoxinus, family Cyprinidae
    拉丁名Phoxinus phoxinus,鲤科
    ■used in names of similar small freshwater fishes, e.g. mudminnow, topminnow
    [用于类似小淡水鱼名,如mudminnow, topminnow]
    ■(Fishing)an artificial lure imitating a minnow
    (渔)仿米诺鱼诱饵
    ■a person or organization of relatively small size, power, or influence
    微不足道的人(或组织)
语源
  1. late Middle English: probably related to Dutch meun and German Münne, influenced by Anglo-Norman French menu 'small, minnow'
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