() [] a number of shares owned by a particular person or organization that is less than the number owned by the controlling shareholder 少数股股权◆She sold her controlling shares but retained a minority interest in the company.她出售了在这家公司的控股股权但保留了少数股股权。 () [, ]in the financial records of a holding company (= a company that controls other companies), an amount of profit, income, etc. that belongs to a person or an organization that owns a part of a company that it controls少数（股东）权益◆Net profit before minority interests rose to €550 million.支付少数股权益之前的净利润上升至 5.5 亿欧元。➡majority interest