minority
音标[mai'nɒriti]
汉语翻译
n. 少数, 未成年, 少数民族
a. 少数的, 属于少数派的
【经】 少数
相关词组:
be in a minority of one
be in the minority
a. 少数的, 属于少数派的
【经】 少数
相关词组:
be in a minority of one
be in the minority
词型变化
名词复数:minorities
英语解释
名词 minority:
- a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
- being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
- any age prior to the legal age同义词：nonage
例句
- The question of which state the minority group should belong to was decided by (a) plebiscite.该少数民族应归属哪一州的问题已由公民投票表决。
- Since the two main parties each won the same number of seats, the minority party holds the balance of power.由於两个主要政党都赢得了相同数量的席位，因此作为少数派的政党居於举足轻重的地位。
- The nationality of the minority groups in that country is still at issue.在那个国家的少数民族的国籍问题上仍有争论。
- Only a minority of British households do not have a car.英国只有少数家庭没有汽车。
- There are 55 minorities in our country.我国有55个少数民族。
- A small minority voted against the motion.投票反对该提议的人占少数。
详细解释
mi.nor.i.ty
n.（名词）【复数】 mi.nor.i.ties
The smaller in number of two groups forming a whole.少数派：在组成一个整体的两群体中数量上较少的一派A group or party having fewer than a controlling number of votes.少数派，少数党：投票票数不足以控制结果的一派或一党
A racial, religious, political, national, or other group regarded as different from the larger group of which it is part.少数：被认为与更大的、将其包含于其中的组群有所不同的一个种族、宗教、政治、民族或其它类型的群体A member of such a group.See Usage Note at color 少数：少数群体的一个成员参见 colorThe state or period of being under legal age:未成年：仍未达到法定年龄的状况或时期：例句：still in her minority.她仍处于未成年期
n.attributive.（定语名词）Often used to modify another noun:少数：经常用作修饰其它名词：例句：the minority vote; minority political concerns.少数派投票；少数派的政治利益
来源：French minorité 法语 minorité from Medieval Latin minôrit3s 源自 中世纪拉丁语 minôrit3s from Latin minor [smaller] * see minor 源自 拉丁语 minor [更小的] *参见 minor
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