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German Minnow Fish English Middle Small Minəu N.鲦鱼,小淡水鱼

单词 minnow
音标 ['minəu]
解释 n.鲦鱼,小淡水鱼
红宝书 【记】 注意不要和winnow(簸 去,筛选)相混
字源 minnow (n.)
small freshwater fish, early 15c., probably related to Old English myne, earlier *mynwe, a name for some kind of fish, from Proto-Germanic *muniwon (cognates: Middle Low German möne, Dutch meun, Old High German muniwa, German Münne), of unknown origin, perhaps from PIE *men- "small." Perhaps influenced in Middle English by French menu "small."
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】min 小 + now,现在最小,(别看我小鲤鱼)现在最小,长大后能跳龙门的
【相关】winnow (window wind 打开窗吹开)簸, 扬(谷), 吹开糠皮, 吹掉

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