名詞 minimum:

1. the smallest possible quantity
   同義詞：lower limit
2. the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right

形容詞 minimum:

1. the least possible
   同義詞：minimal

1. We have pared down our expenses to a bare minimum.
   我們已最大限度地削減了開支。
2. She just scraped into university with the minimum qualifications.
   她剛剛及格，勉強進(jìn)了大學(xué)。
3. Expenditure on road repairs has been cut to an irreducible minimum.
   修路費已削減到不能再減的最低限度了。
4. The class needs a minimum of 6 pupils to continue.
   這個班最低限度要六個學(xué)生才可以繼續(xù)辦下去。
5. Repairing your car will cost a minimum of 100 dollars.
   修理你的汽車最低限度要100美元。

min.i.mum

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 min.i.mums 或 min.i.ma [-m…] 縮寫 min.

The least possible quantity or degree.
最低：盡可能小的數(shù)量或程度
The lowest degree or amount reached or recorded; the lower limit of variation.
最低點，最低限度：所能達(dá)到和所能記錄下來的最低程度或最小數(shù)量；變化范圍內(nèi)的最低限度
A lower limit permitted by law or other authority.
最低限度：被法律或其它權(quán)威允許的最低限度
A sum of money set by a nightclub or restaurant as the least amount each patron must spend on food and drink.
最低消費：俱樂部或飯館規(guī)定的每人必須在飲食上消費的最低金額
Mathematics
【數(shù)學(xué)】
The smallest number in a finite set of numbers.
極小值：在一組確定的數(shù)中的最小的數(shù)
A value of a function that is less than any other value of the function over a specific interval.
極小值：在一特定區(qū)域內(nèi)比其它任何函數(shù)值都小的函數(shù)值
adj.（形容詞）
Of, consisting of, or representing the lowest possible amount or degree permissible or attainable.
最低的：包含有或代表能獲得的或被允許的最低的可能量的或程度的，或與之有關(guān)的

來源：
Latin [from neuter of] minimus [least] * see mei- 2
拉丁語 [] 源自minimus的中性詞 [最少] *參見 mei- 2