minnow
/ˈmɪnəʊ/noun
1- a small freshwater Eurasian fish of the carp family, which typically forms large shoals, 真。
1.1
- Phoxinus phoxinus, family Cyprinidae.拉丁名Phoxinus phoxinus,鲤科。
1.2
- used in names of similar small freshwater fishes, e.g. mudminnow, topminnow.［用于类似小淡水鱼名, 如mudminnow, topminnow］。
1.3
- Fishing an artificial lure imitating a minnow【渔】仿米诺鱼诱饵。
1.4
- a person or organization of relatively small size, power, or influence微不足道的人（或组织）。
词源
late Middle English: probably related to Dutch meun and German Münne, influenced by Anglo-Norman French menu 'small, minnow'.