In British music teaching, a minim is a note that lasts as long as two crotchets. If a crotchet is one beat in a lot of simple music, a minim is two beats.

In British music teaching在英式音樂教學裡，a minim二分音符 is是 a note一個音符 that lasts as long as two crotchets長度等於兩個crotchet（四分音符）。If a crotchet如果一個crotchet is one beat是一拍 in a lot of simple music在很多簡單的樂曲裡的話，a minim is two beats那minim就是兩拍。

On the page it looks like a white, open note-head with a stem, and no extra tail hanging off the stem. American English calls the same note a half note.

On the page在樂譜上，it looks like它看起來像是 a white, open note-head with a stem一個白色、空心的音符頭加上符桿，and no extra tail hanging off the stem符桿上沒有多餘的符尾。American English美式英語 calls the same note把同一個音符叫做 a half notehalf note（二分音符）。

Taiwan music class already has a clear name for this: 二分音符, which matches the “half” idea. You will hear minim in UK exam books and from teachers trained in that system. It is a technical classroom word, not a chatting word.

Taiwan music class台灣的音樂課 already has a clear name for this已經有個清楚的名字：二分音符，which matches the "half" idea剛好對應「一半」的概念。You will hear minim你會聽到minim這個字 in UK exam books在英國的考試教材裡 and from teachers trained in that system以及受那套系統訓練的老師口中。It is是 a technical classroom word一個課堂上的專業術語，not a chatting word不是聊天用字。

Though actually, English has used minim in other small corners too — an old, very small drop of liquid, and Minim as the name of a Catholic religious order — but the meaning you need in school English is the note.

Though actually不過其實，English英文 has used minim也把minim用在 in other small corners也用在其他小角落：an old, very small drop of liquid古時候指非常小滴的液體，and Minim as the name of a Catholic religious order還有Minim作為一個天主教修會的名字 — but the meaning you need in school English不過你在學校英語裡需要的意思 is the note就是音符這個意思。

Do not mix it up with minimum. They sit near each other and share an old “smallest” story, but one is a note value and one is “the least amount”.

Do not mix it up不要把它跟 with minimumminimum搞混。They sit near each other這兩個字很靠近，and share an old "smallest" story也共享一個古老的「最小」字源，but one is a note value不過一個是音符的長度，and one is "the least amount"另一個是「最少的量」。