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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary min·i·mum \\ˈmi-nə-məm\\ noun (plural min·i·ma \\-nə-mə \\ ; or -i·mums) ETYMOLOGY Latin, neuter of minimus smallest; akin to Latin minor smaller — more at minor DATE 1674 1. the least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible 2. the least of a set of numbers; specifically : the smallest value assumed by a continuous function defined on a closed interval 3. a. the lowest degree or amount of variation (as of temperature) reached or recorded b. the lowest speed allowed on a highway • minimum adjective English Etymology minimum 1663 (n.) "smallest portion into which matter is divisible," from L.minimum "smallest" (thing), neut. of minimus "smallest," superl.of minor "smaller" (see minor). The adj. is first attested 1810. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ minimum min·imum / 5minimEm / adjective[usually before noun] (abbr. min.) the smallest that is possible or allowed; extremely small 最低的；最小的；最低限度的: a minimum charge / price 最低收费/价格 the minimum age for retirement 退休的最低年龄 The work was done with the minimum amount of effort. 做这项工作没费什么劲。 OPP maximum • min·imum adv.: You'll need £200 minimum for your holiday expenses. 你需要 200 英镑作为你假日的最低开销。 noun(pl. min·ima / -mE / ) [C, usually sing.] 1. (abbr. min.) the smallest or lowest amount that is possible, required or recorded 最小值；最少量；最低限度: costs should be kept to a minimum. 成本应保持在最低限度。 The class needs a minimum of one students to continue. 这个班最少需要六名学生才可以继续办下去。 As an absolute minimum, you should spend ten hours in the evening studying. 你每天晚上应花两个小时学习,这绝对是最低要求。 Temperatures will fall to a minimum of 10 degrees. 气温会降到最低点 10 度。 2. [sing.] an extremely small amount 极小量: He passed the exams with the minimum of effort. 他没费什么劲就通过了考试。 OPP maximum Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English minimum noun ADJ. absolute, bare, very | agreed, guaranteed | recommended | legal, mandatory, required, statutory VERB + MINIMUM keep sth to, reduce sth to Two fire crews managed to keep damage to a minimum. | reach The sun's temperature reached a minimum in the summer of 1981. | exceed | regard sth as A temperature of 121°C is regarded as the minimum necessary to achieve sterility. PREP. above (the) ~, at (a/the) ~ Candidates must have a first degree at a minimum. | below (the) ~, down to a ~ We tried to keep costs down to a minimum. | ~ of a minimum of £20 a minimum of fuss PHRASES the minimum acceptable/necessary/needed/required, the minimum possible He's always done the minimum possible to pass his exams. | with the minimum of delay/discomfort/disruption/effort/fuss/risk Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged min·i·mum I. \ˈminəməm\ noun (plural mini·ma \-nəmə\ ; also minimums) Etymology: Latin, neuter of minimus smallest, least, superl. from the root of Latin minor smaller — more at minor 1. archaic : a portion (as of matter) so small as to be incapable of further division 2. : the least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible in a given case — opposed to maximum < economic stabilization with a minimum of government regulation — Gerhard Colm > < designed for a maximum of comfort and minimum of clutter — Technical Education News > < the cost per page is reduced to a minimum — Scientific Monthly> < rigid legal minima for bank reserves — E.W.Kemmerer > 3. a. : a number not greater than any other number of a finite set of numbers b. : a value of a mathematical function of one or more independent variables such that either increasing or decreasing any one of the independent variables by a sufficiently small amount results in an increase in the function 4. : the lowest degree or amount of variation (as of temperature) reached or recorded 5. a. : the time of least brightness or the magnitude at this time in a variable star b. : the time when sunspots are least numerous in the 11-year cycle 6. : minim 5II. adjective : of, relating to, or constituting a minimum : least attainable or possible < the book contains a minimum discussion of the dynamics of British politics — R.R.Hackford > < having achieved the highest minimum wage — H.R.Northrup > < types of taxation … administered with minimum possibility of revenue loss — Matthew Woll > III. noun : the lowest speed allowed on a highway |
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