a very small freshwater fish 米诺鱼（多种小型鱼类的总称） a company or sports team that is small or unimportant 无足轻重的（小）公司；不起眼的（小型）运动队 These two companies are both minnows in the international market. 这两家公司在国际市场上都是小公司。
Word Originlate Middle English: probably related to Dutch meun and German Münne, influenced by Anglo-Norman French menu ‘small, minnow’.